Wednesday, October 02 - Sunday, October 06
Washington, D.C.
September 04, 2019
With more than 20 years’ experience, Dr. Larsen is globally recognized as a leader in the area of public health preparedness. At VenatoRx, Dr. Larsen will help translate VenatoRx’s rich internal programs toward strategic public and private partnerships, and will help identify new growth opportunities for VenatoRx.
August 29, 2019
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals has initiated enrollment in its Phase 3 trial of cefepime/VNRX-5133 in patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs). This Phase 3 clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT03840148) is a global randomized, double-blind, active controlled, non-inferiority study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of cefepime/VNRX-5133 in adults with cUTI, including acute pyelonephritis. The trial will assess the safety and efficacy of cefepime/VNRX-5133 as compared with that of meropenem using clinical cure and microbiological eradication as the primary composite efficacy endpoint. VenatoRx expects to enroll 582 patients for this study, and top-line results are expected by the end of 2020.
August 21, 2019
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals added pharmaceutical industry veterans, Jennifer Ellis, Dr. Paul McGovern and Lauren P. Tornetta, to its development team. These appointments come as the Company continues to advance its portfolio of antibacterial and antiviral assets through their respective pre-clinical and clinical milestones.
August 06, 2019
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals today announced that it was named one of the “2019 Best Places to Work” in the Greater Philadelphia area by the Philadelphia Business Journal for the second year in a row. Headquartered in the Philadelphia suburbs of Malvern, Pennsylvania, VenatoRx has nearly doubled its headcount over the past year and is actively seeking motivated, passionate and entrepreneurial-minded professionals for open positions in Quality Assurance, Operations, Discovery, and Development to support its aggressive strategic growth plan.
July 22, 2019
HHS, DoD, VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals to co-develop novel antibiotic to treat drug-resistant infections
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will collaborate with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Malvern, Pennsylvania, to develop a novel antibiotic to treat infections caused by bacteria resistant to currently available agents.
June 20, 2019
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals' founders, Christopher J. Burns, Ph.D., Daniel C. Pevear, Ph.D., and Luigi Xerri, Ph.D., received the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Award in the Health and Life Sciences category in Greater Philadelphia.
June 17, 2019
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals will present ten posters featuring its two development-stage products, cefepime/VNRX-5133 and ceftibuten/VNRX-7145, at ASM Microbe 2019 to be held June 20-24 in San Francisco, CA. VenatoRx will also present an overview if its antibacterial agents portfolio during the Pharma Pipeline Update, concentrating on its orally bioavailable beta-lactamase inhibitor, VNRX-7145, during the New Agents Discovery Summary Session.
April 10, 2019
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals will have 12 poster presentations at ECCMID 2019 featuring cefepime/VNRX-5133 and ceftibuten/VNRX-7145.