BIOPHYTIS to present four scientific studies at th

PARIS, March 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIOPHYTIS (Alternext Paris:ALBPS) , a biotechnology company specializing in the development of drug candidates to treat diseases of aging, announced it will present the full results of the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Sarconeos (BIO101), the Company’s lead drug candidate for the treatment of sarcopenia, in healthy elderly volunteers in the SARA-PK clinical study, as well as three other scientific studies, at the 7 ^th International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research, held April 27-29 ^th 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

Stanislas Veillet CEO BIOPHYTIS , said: “ We are proud to present the full results of the SARA-PK clinical study at the leading international conference, confirming the potential of Sarconeos in the treatment of sarcopenia. Several other studies have been selected, demonstrating the energy and originality of our scientific and medical teams, among the most active in the industry, which today are focused on the launch of the SARA-OBS/INT international clinical study.”

Oral presentation - April 28 ^th :

SARA-PK: A single and multiple ascending oral doses study to assess the safety and evaluate the pharmacokinetics of BIO101 in healthy young and older volunteers. Wally Dioh ¹ , Susanna Del Signore ¹ , Philippe Dupont ¹ , Pierre Dilda ¹ , René Lafont ^1,2 , Stanislas Veillet ¹ (2017). ¹ BIOPHYTIS, Paris, France , ² Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 6, CNRS - Laboratoire BIOSIPE, Paris France The complete results of the SARA-PK clinical study will be presented, confirming the good safety and pharmacokinetics profile of Sarconeos (BIO101) in healthy elderly volunteers.

For more information on the ICFSR program please see: http://www.frailty-sarcopenia.com/programme.pdf

About SARCONEOS (BIO101) Sarconeos is a first in class drug candidate based on the activation of the MAS receptor (major player of the renin-angiotensin system) restoring muscular anabolism, inhibiting myostatin, and that has demonstrated meaningful activity in animal models of muscular dystrophies. Sarconeos is developed in the treatment of sarcopenia, an age-related degeneration of skeletal muscle, leading to loss of mobility in elderly people. This condition, for which no medical treatment currently exists, was first described in 1993 and has entered the International Classification of Diseases (M62.84) in 2016. It affects more than 50 million people worldwide.

About BIOPHYTIS: BIOPHYTIS SA ( www.biophytis.com ), founded in 2006, develops drug candidates targeting diseases of aging. Using its technology and know-how, BIOPHYTIS has begun clinical development of innovative therapeutics to restore the muscular and visual functions in diseases with significant unmet medical need. Specifically, the company is advancing two lead products into mid-stage clinical testing next year: Sarconeos (BIO101) to treat sarcopenic obesity and Macuneos (BIO201) to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The company was founded in partnership with researchers at the UPMC (Pierre and Marie Curie University) and also collaborates with scientists at the Institute of Myology, and the Vision Institute

BIOPHYTIS is listed on the Alternext market of Euronext Paris (ALBPS; ISIN: FR0012816825).

For more information: http://www.biophytis.com  

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