Venatorx Pharmaceuticals selected VNRX-9945, a core protein allosteric modulator (CpAM), as a clinical candidate for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. The Company plans to initiate clinical development in the second quarter 2021.
With nearly 25 years’ experience in pharmaceutical research, regulatory affairs and compliance, Dr. Abey will be responsible for developing and executing all regulatory strategies and tactics for Venatorx’s antibacterial and antiviral programs including interacting with health authorities and managing clinical trial applications worldwide.
With over 30 years of experience in CMC development and commercialization, Dr. Waltermire will be responsible for all CMC across Venatorx’s portfolio including drug substance and drug product activities from preclinical development through clinical supplies for Phase 3 registration studies and eventual transition to commercial supply.
Venatorx Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has two data presentations at IDWeek 2020, which is taking place virtually, starting today through October 25, 2020.
With over 25 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, including multiple product and line extension launches, Mr. Sargent will be responsible for designing and executing Venatorx’s commercial strategy across its portfolio of clinical and preclinical antibacterial and antiviral programs.
Everest Medicines today announced top-line results from its Phase 1 clinical trial in China of taniborbactam (formerly VNRX-5133) in combination with cefepime for the treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. The study met its primary objective, demonstrating that the cefepime-taniborbactam combination treatment was safe and well tolerated among healthy Chinese volunteers with key pharmacokinetics parameters indicating no detectable signal of ethnic differences.
Venatorx Pharmaceuticals has been awarded a contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance a novel series of Penicillin Binding Protein (PBP) Inhibitors targeting multi-drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii through Phase 1 clinical testing.
Venatorx Pharmaceuticals was named one of the “2020 Best Places to Work” in the medium-sized company category in the Greater Philadelphia area by the Philadelphia Business Journal.