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https://www.genengnews.com/a-lists/vanquishin...lopment/4/
Types: Vaccine and antiviral small molecule drug formulations against COVID-19 containing Defensin mimetic. The drug is in Phase II development in oral muscositis in head and neck cancer
Status: Innovation on April 1 announced a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases that supported small molecule Brilacidin’s direct inhibition of SARS-CoV-2, based on testing on Vero cells at an undisclosed U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL). At 16 hours post-infection, researchers observed a dose-dependent reduction in the SARS-CoV-2 infectious viral titers from Brilacidin treated cells as compared to the vehicle-alone control (Dimethyl sulfoxide or DMSO).
According to Innovation, the antiviral activity showed Brilacidin’s 3-in-1 therapeutic potential—antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial—against COVID-19 and associated complications. In other indications, the company said, Brilacidin has shown the ability to inhibit interleukin-6 (IL-6) and other pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines identified as key drivers in worsening prognoses of COVID-19 patients.
Innovation said in March it was studying Brilacidin as a vaccine independent of the small molecule drug studies involving the RBL.In February, Innovation stated that it submitted a Material Transfer Agreement with a “leading U.S.-based virology laboratory” to study Brilacidin for SARS-CoV-2. If lab tests prove successful, Innovation said, it will expedite research and clinical development of Brilacidin “via pharmaceutical partnerships, academic collaborations and government grants.” Innovation has also submitted a preliminary summary of Brilacidin’s potential for treating coronavirus to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
https://www.genengnews.com/a-lists/vanquishin...lopment/4/
Types: Vaccine and antiviral small molecule drug formulations against COVID-19 containing Defensin mimetic. The drug is in Phase II development in oral muscositis in head and neck cancer
Status: Innovation on April 1 announced a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases that supported small molecule Brilacidin’s direct inhibition of SARS-CoV-2, based on testing on Vero cells at an undisclosed U.S. Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL). At 16 hours post-infection, researchers observed a dose-dependent reduction in the SARS-CoV-2 infectious viral titers from Brilacidin treated cells as compared to the vehicle-alone control (Dimethyl sulfoxide or DMSO).
According to Innovation, the antiviral activity showed Brilacidin’s 3-in-1 therapeutic potential—antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial—against COVID-19 and associated complications. In other indications, the company said, Brilacidin has shown the ability to inhibit interleukin-6 (IL-6) and other pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines identified as key drivers in worsening prognoses of COVID-19 patients.
Innovation said in March it was studying Brilacidin as a vaccine independent of the small molecule drug studies involving the RBL.In February, Innovation stated that it submitted a Material Transfer Agreement with a “leading U.S.-based virology laboratory” to study Brilacidin for SARS-CoV-2. If lab tests prove successful, Innovation said, it will expedite research and clinical development of Brilacidin “via pharmaceutical partnerships, academic collaborations and government grants.” Innovation has also submitted a preliminary summary of Brilacidin’s potential for treating coronavirus to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
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