MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ–(Marketwired – March 15, 2017) – DiamiR, LLC, a developer of innovative diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative and other diseases, announced today that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded DiamiR a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB grant to support further development of the company’s targeted diagnostic technology, based on the analysis of brain-enriched microRNA biomarkers in plasma, for detection of Alzheimer’s disease at presymptomatic, mild cognitive impairment and dementia stages. The award will provide DiamiR with approximately $2.75M over three years.