VANCOUVER, Washington, Oct. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoDyn Inc. (OTC.QB: CYDY), (“CytoDyn” or the “Company"
, a late-stage biotechnology company developing leronlimab (PRO 140), a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, announced today its appointment of Chiral Pharma Corporation, a subsidiary of Philippine New Marketlink Pharmaceutical Corporation (NMPC), to register leronlimab (PRO 140) for potential approval from the local Food and Drug Administration to treat patients with COVID-19 in the Philippines.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nader Pourhassan, Ph.D., shared Chiral’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Francis Z. Gomez’s sentiments concerning the work being done worldwide to address this pandemic and CytoDyn’s commitment to making leronlimab available in the Philippines.