NeuroPointDX Turns to Crowdfunding to Get Key Study Past Finish Line

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children with autism. If all goes as planned, NeuroPoint’s test will become available later this year, the company said.

“A manuscript [detailing key findings of the CAMP study] is in progress and will be submitted to a peer-reviewed scientific journal by the end of January,” Stemina co-founder and NeuroPoint CEO Beth Donley said in a prepared statement.

NeuroPoint’s $50,000 goal for its new crowdfunding campaign is a relatively modest amount, at least when compared to the cost of funding the CAMP study up to this point. The study has been supported by a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, as well as a $3.8 million investment from the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation, the company said.

Author: Jeff Buchanan

Jeff formerly led Xconomy’s Seattle coverage since. Before that, he spent three years as editor of Xconomy Wisconsin, primarily covering software and biotech companies based in the Badger State. A graduate of Vanderbilt, he worked in health IT prior to being bit by the journalism bug.