• Applied NeuroSolutions (Vernon Hills, Illinois) said that it has achieved promising results in its development of a blood-based test related to the diagnosis of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The results of two studies, which provided data from blinded serum samples, showed the ability of this tau-based test to differentiate between patients with AD and normal controls with a sensitivity greater than 80% and a specificity greater than 70%. Applied NeuroSolutions is in collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop therapeutic compounds to treat the progression of AD. For its diagnostic pipeline, Applied NeuroSolutions is focused on both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum tests to detect AD at a very early stage. The CSF based P-Tau 231 test now being offered for use in clinical trials can effectively differentiate AD patients from those with other neurological diseases that have similar symptoms.

• Wonderbox Technologies (Mequon, Wisconsin) has released version 4.5 of the Enterprise System. Central to Enterprise System 4.5 is a Care Management Module designed for managed care benefit administration and case management. The Care Management Module provides care teams with customizable tools for scheduling, managing, and monitoring day-to-day care tasks and case assignments. Wonderbox Technologies provides information technology solutions for the dental benefits management industry.

• WellAWARE Systems (Charlottesville, Virginia) reported the commercial availability of its monitoring products, which gathers and reports behavioral and wellness information of a cared-for individual, in their home or at a senior living facility. "As the population of the elderly in the U.S. continues to increase exponentially, we saw an opportunity to help empower families and professional care givers by providing solutions that increase the quality of life for our aging population," said Jeff Noce, president/CEO of WellAWARE Systems. "By offering a passive, unobtrusive monitoring system, seniors are able to maintain privacy and dignity but allow caregivers to make better-informed decisions about the care they provide their residents based on the wellness and behavioral information collected, processed and analyzed with our technology."