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Posted On: 03/02/2021 4:03:41 PM
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The Peer Reviewed Article along with the Fast Track designation from the FDA validate the scientific value proposition of Brilacidin to treat CV19. This Peer Reviewed Article was finalized and published on 2/9/21. Peer reviews are an important validation of the science and the main audience for them are medical professionals.
The ultimate market validation will be the announcement of the success in the current B-CV19 human trial. A successful B-CV19 human trial will lead to immediate funding, EUA revenue and an accelerated and funded Phase 3. Up Listing should occur fairly quickly as investors discover this little known baby biotech company that is the COVID KILLER.
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Innovation Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Article in the Journal Viruses on the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Properties of Brilacidin
• Emerging mutations to the coronavirus are unlikely to affect Brilacidin’s ability to inhibit the virus
• Brilacidin currently is being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
WAKEFIELD, MA – March 2, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Innovation Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IPIX) (“the Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed scientific article—Brilacidin Demonstrates Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture—in the journal Viruses.
The article is accessible at the link below.
• Bakovic, A.; Risner, K.; Bhalla, N. (et al). Brilacidin Demonstrates Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture. Viruses 2021, 13, 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020271
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/2/271/
In the paper, Brilacidin was shown to exert potent inhibitory effects on SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture by decreasing viral load in different cell types, including ACE2 positive human lung cells, and, importantly, in both the Washington and Italian strains of the coronavirus . Testing of Brilacidin against additional SARS-CoV-2 strains is planned.
Already with over a half-million deaths in the U.S. and over two million deaths worldwide attributable to COVID-19, the emergence of more transmissible and more virulent variants of the novel coronavirus is causing added concern. Last week, the U.S. FDA issued industry guidance outlining recommendations for developing vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tools based on variants.
Brilacidin’s ability to disrupt viral integrity suggests Brilacidin likely is not subject to resistance developing due to coronavirus variants—unlike current COVID-19 treatments , such as monoclonal antibodies and convalescent plasma, and first-generation COVID-19 vaccines. This mechanism of action supports Brilacidin as a clearly differentiated antiviral in clinical development.
Leo Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Pharmaceuticals, commented, “Infectious disease experts have noted the next phase in the global fight against COVID-19 will be in developing potent antivirals that directly act on the SARS-CoV-2 virus—which is what Brilacidin has been shown to do in pre-clinical studies. The Company looks forward to continuing its scientific collaborations with government and academic researchers to further inform Brilacidin’s treatment potential as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug candidate targeting coronaviruses, regardless of mutation or strain.”
Currently, Brilacidin is being evaluated in a global Phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Brilacidin and COVID-19
Brilacidin, which has received FDA Fast Track designation for the potential treatment of COVID-19 , is one of the few drugs targeting COVID-19 that has been tested in human trials (a total of
for other clinical indications, providing established safety and efficacy data on over 460 subjects, thereby potentially enabling it to rapidly help address the novel coronavirus crisis. Pre-clinical testing at independent laboratories supports Brilacidin’s antiviral ability to safely and potently inhibit SARS-CoV-2, and multiple strains of human coronaviruses (H-CoVs). In a human lung cell line against SARS-CoV-2, Brilacidin achieved a Selectivity Index of 426. A molecular screening study of 11,552 compounds also supports Brilacidin as a promising novel coronavirus treatment. Brilacidin antiviral research to date has been limited to laboratory-based experiments. Additional pre-clinical and clinical data support Brilacidin’s inhibition of IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α and other pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which have been identified as central drivers in the worsening prognoses of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Brilacidin’s robust antimicrobial properties might also help to fight secondary bacterial infections , which can co-present in up to 20 percent of COVID-19 patients. Collectively, these data support Brilacidin as a unique 3-in-1 combination—antiviral, immuno/anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial—COVID-19 therapeutic candidate, with pan-coronavirus treatment potential. The Company has initiated a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for treatment of COVID-19 in moderate-to-severe hospitalized patients.
Global COVID-19 Cases and Mortality
An online tool tracking COVID-19 cases and mortality, both in the U.S. and globally, can be found on the Company’s website (http://www.ipharminc.com), and at the following link:
https://ipixcovid19tracker.com/
Alerts
Sign-up for Innovation Pharmaceuticals email alerts is available at:
http://www.ipharminc.com/email-alerts/
About Innovation Pharmaceuticals
Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IPIX) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a world-class portfolio of innovative therapies addressing multiple areas of unmet medical need, including inflammatory diseases, cancer, infectious diseases, and dermatologic diseases. Brilacidin, a versatile compound with broad therapeutic potential, is in a new chemical class called defensin-mimetics. A Phase 2 trial of Brilacidin as an oral rinse for the prevention of Severe Oral Mucositis (SOM) in patients with Head and Neck Cancer met its primary and secondary endpoints, including reducing the incidence of SOM. The Company plans to advance Brilacidin oral rinse into Phase 3 development, subject to available financial resources. Positive results were also observed in a Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept trial treating patients locally with Brilacidin for Ulcerative Proctitis/Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis (UP/UPS). Brilacidin for UP/UPS was licensed to Alfasigma S.p.A. in July 2019, who have recently completed a Phase 1 study with their formulation. A Phase 2b trial of Brilacidin showed a single intravenous dose of the drug delivered comparable outcomes to a seven-day dosing regimen of the FDA-approved blockbuster daptomycin in treating Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection. Brilacidin, based on promising in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, is being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Kevetrin is a novel anti-cancer drug shown to modulate p53, often referred to as the “Guardian Angel Gene” due to its crucial role in controlling cell mutations and has successfully completed a Phase 2 trial in Ovarian Cancer. More information is available on the Company website at www.IPharmInc.com.
The ultimate market validation will be the announcement of the success in the current B-CV19 human trial. A successful B-CV19 human trial will lead to immediate funding, EUA revenue and an accelerated and funded Phase 3. Up Listing should occur fairly quickly as investors discover this little known baby biotech company that is the COVID KILLER.
============================================
Innovation Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Article in the Journal Viruses on the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Properties of Brilacidin
• Emerging mutations to the coronavirus are unlikely to affect Brilacidin’s ability to inhibit the virus
• Brilacidin currently is being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
WAKEFIELD, MA – March 2, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Innovation Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IPIX) (“the Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed scientific article—Brilacidin Demonstrates Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture—in the journal Viruses.
The article is accessible at the link below.
• Bakovic, A.; Risner, K.; Bhalla, N. (et al). Brilacidin Demonstrates Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture. Viruses 2021, 13, 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020271
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/2/271/
In the paper, Brilacidin was shown to exert potent inhibitory effects on SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture by decreasing viral load in different cell types, including ACE2 positive human lung cells, and, importantly, in both the Washington and Italian strains of the coronavirus . Testing of Brilacidin against additional SARS-CoV-2 strains is planned.
Already with over a half-million deaths in the U.S. and over two million deaths worldwide attributable to COVID-19, the emergence of more transmissible and more virulent variants of the novel coronavirus is causing added concern. Last week, the U.S. FDA issued industry guidance outlining recommendations for developing vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tools based on variants.
Brilacidin’s ability to disrupt viral integrity suggests Brilacidin likely is not subject to resistance developing due to coronavirus variants—unlike current COVID-19 treatments , such as monoclonal antibodies and convalescent plasma, and first-generation COVID-19 vaccines. This mechanism of action supports Brilacidin as a clearly differentiated antiviral in clinical development.
Leo Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Pharmaceuticals, commented, “Infectious disease experts have noted the next phase in the global fight against COVID-19 will be in developing potent antivirals that directly act on the SARS-CoV-2 virus—which is what Brilacidin has been shown to do in pre-clinical studies. The Company looks forward to continuing its scientific collaborations with government and academic researchers to further inform Brilacidin’s treatment potential as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug candidate targeting coronaviruses, regardless of mutation or strain.”
Currently, Brilacidin is being evaluated in a global Phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Brilacidin and COVID-19
Brilacidin, which has received FDA Fast Track designation for the potential treatment of COVID-19 , is one of the few drugs targeting COVID-19 that has been tested in human trials (a total of
for other clinical indications, providing established safety and efficacy data on over 460 subjects, thereby potentially enabling it to rapidly help address the novel coronavirus crisis. Pre-clinical testing at independent laboratories supports Brilacidin’s antiviral ability to safely and potently inhibit SARS-CoV-2, and multiple strains of human coronaviruses (H-CoVs). In a human lung cell line against SARS-CoV-2, Brilacidin achieved a Selectivity Index of 426. A molecular screening study of 11,552 compounds also supports Brilacidin as a promising novel coronavirus treatment. Brilacidin antiviral research to date has been limited to laboratory-based experiments. Additional pre-clinical and clinical data support Brilacidin’s inhibition of IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α and other pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which have been identified as central drivers in the worsening prognoses of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Brilacidin’s robust antimicrobial properties might also help to fight secondary bacterial infections , which can co-present in up to 20 percent of COVID-19 patients. Collectively, these data support Brilacidin as a unique 3-in-1 combination—antiviral, immuno/anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial—COVID-19 therapeutic candidate, with pan-coronavirus treatment potential. The Company has initiated a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for treatment of COVID-19 in moderate-to-severe hospitalized patients. Global COVID-19 Cases and Mortality
An online tool tracking COVID-19 cases and mortality, both in the U.S. and globally, can be found on the Company’s website (http://www.ipharminc.com), and at the following link:
https://ipixcovid19tracker.com/
Alerts
Sign-up for Innovation Pharmaceuticals email alerts is available at:
http://www.ipharminc.com/email-alerts/
About Innovation Pharmaceuticals
Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IPIX) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a world-class portfolio of innovative therapies addressing multiple areas of unmet medical need, including inflammatory diseases, cancer, infectious diseases, and dermatologic diseases. Brilacidin, a versatile compound with broad therapeutic potential, is in a new chemical class called defensin-mimetics. A Phase 2 trial of Brilacidin as an oral rinse for the prevention of Severe Oral Mucositis (SOM) in patients with Head and Neck Cancer met its primary and secondary endpoints, including reducing the incidence of SOM. The Company plans to advance Brilacidin oral rinse into Phase 3 development, subject to available financial resources. Positive results were also observed in a Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept trial treating patients locally with Brilacidin for Ulcerative Proctitis/Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis (UP/UPS). Brilacidin for UP/UPS was licensed to Alfasigma S.p.A. in July 2019, who have recently completed a Phase 1 study with their formulation. A Phase 2b trial of Brilacidin showed a single intravenous dose of the drug delivered comparable outcomes to a seven-day dosing regimen of the FDA-approved blockbuster daptomycin in treating Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection. Brilacidin, based on promising in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, is being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Kevetrin is a novel anti-cancer drug shown to modulate p53, often referred to as the “Guardian Angel Gene” due to its crucial role in controlling cell mutations and has successfully completed a Phase 2 trial in Ovarian Cancer. More information is available on the Company website at www.IPharmInc.com.
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