· Presentation to be part of the “Development of New Front Line Therapies to Prevent and Treat Non-SARS-CoV-2 Endemic Viral Diseases” Breakout Session
WAKEFIELD, MA – June 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Innovation Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IPIX) (“the Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that antiviral research related to Brilacidin has been accepted for an Oral Presentation at the 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), taking place August 23-26, 2021, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL.
The MHSRS is an annual four-day scientific symposium sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. The presentation on Brilacidin will be part of the “Development of New Front Line Therapies to Prevent and Treat Non-SARS-CoV-2 Endemic Viral Diseases” Breakout Session. Out of nearly 2,300 submissions, approximately 20 percent were accepted for presentation.
New data supporting Brilacidin’s broad spectrum antiviral properties will be presented at the 2021 MHSRS conference, as well as during a separate oral presentation on Brilacidin to be delivered at the American Society of Virology’s 40th Annual Meeting, to be held in July.
About Brilacidin and COVID-19
Brilacidin is the only non-peptidic defensin-mimetic drug candidate currently in a clinical trial as a treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. Additionally, Brilacidin has shown potent and consistent inhibition in vitro against coronaviruses, alphaviruses and bunyaviruses (with laboratory testing against other viruses also underway), supporting Brilacidin’s potential to be developed as a broad spectrum antiviral. The annual global antiviral drug market is estimated to reach $44 billion by 2026.
A peer-reviewed article in Viruses supporting Brilacidin’s COVID-19 treatment potential can be accessed 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/
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