
Spear Bio Secures FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its Novel pTau 217 Blood Test, Advancing Scalable Solutions for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Spear Bio Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering next-generation ultra-sensitive immunoassays, today announced that its pTau 217 blood test has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This recognizes the test’s potential to address a critical unmet need for the millions of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and not yet diagnosed.