Anti-HIV NanoViricide Drug Candidate Demonstrates Significant Therapeutic Efficacy In Animal Trials

Main Category: HIV / AIDS
Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Article Date: 07 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB), said that its anti-HIV drug candidates demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in the recently completed preliminary animal studies. The studies were performed at a Bio-Safety Level 3 Laboratory (BSL-3) facility in Boston, MA. These mouse model studies were conducted by Dr. Krishna Menon, PhD, VMD, MRCS, a world-renowned authority in preclinical and toxicological studies of innovative therapeutics.

"Dr. Menon has indicated to us that the results of the study validate the Company's HivCide-I as a potential treatment for HIV/AIDS," said Eugene Seymour, MD, MPH, CEO of NanoViricides, adding, "Over the next several weeks, we expect to release additional study data." The Company's scientists are now designing the protocol for a follow up anti-HIV study to be performed at a major United States government research facility.

The Company also said that animal studies for its drug candidates against bird flu (H5N1) are due to be scheduled at a major United States government research facility. The company has previously reported that animal studies against Ebola would be undertaken following the success of in vitro studies. These studies are continuing.

NanoViricides, Inc. is using injectable nanoviricides for its initial HIV studies. Future plans call for the development of a long-acting anti-HIV skin patch. The Company feels that this delivery method will result in markedly improved patient compliance.

About NanoViricides

NanoViricides, Inc. is a development stage company that is creating special purpose nanomaterials for viral therapy. The Company's novel nanoviricide™ class of drug candidates are designed to specifically attack enveloped virus particles and to dismantle them. The Company is developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including H5N1 bird flu, seasonal influenza, HIV, hepatitis C, rabies, dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's current expectation regarding future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events could differ materially and substantially from those projected herein and depend on a number of factors. Certain statements in this release, and other written or oral statements made by NanoViricides, Inc. are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the company to be different from those expressed or implied including the success of the Company's research and development efforts, the availability of adequate financing, the successful and timely completion of clinical studies and the uncertainties related to the regulatory process, described in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis" section of the Company's Form 10-KSB and other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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