Ainos and Tah-An Sign MoU to Explore Manufacture of VELDONA Animal Investigational New Drug
Ainos, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIMD, AIMDW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwanese drug manufacturer Tah-An Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to explore the feasibility of manufacturing an animal investigational new drug using its VELDONA® formulation. The collaboration aims to begin animal clinical trials in Q1 2023. Ainos will provide technical assistance while Tah-An will handle manufacturing, leveraging its experience since 1966. This partnership is viewed as a significant step in Ainos' commercialization strategy, capitalizing on Tah-An's manufacturing expertise to enhance its product pipeline.
- Strategic partnership with Tah-An enhances manufacturing capabilities for VELDONA®.
- Planned clinical trials for veterinary applications indicate potential market expansion.
- Dependence on external manufacturing could lead to challenges in production timelines.
- Company faces risks related to achieving profitability and raising capital for product development.
Ainos advances commercialization of its VELDONA® low-dose interferon treatment through strategic partnerships
Ainos intends to begin clinical trials into VELDONA®'s potential veterinary applications in the first quarter of 2023
SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 23, 2023 / Ainos, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIMD, AIMDW) ("Ainos", or the "Company"), a diversified medtech company focused on the development of novel point-of-care testing, low-dose interferon therapeutics, and synthetic RNA-driven preventative medicine, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with Taiwanese animal drug manufacturer Tah-An Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Tah-An").
Ainos and Tah-An intend to jointly explore the feasibility of manufacturing an animal investigational new drug based on the Company's VELDONA® formulation. Ainos plans to begin animal clinical trials for potential veterinary applications of VELDONA® in the first quarter of 2023. Tah-An is proposed as the contract manufacturer of the new drug candidates and Ainos plans to contribute technical assistance. The companies are currently engaged in talks to establish a formal contract based on the MoU terms.
Tah-An is a leading producer of animal drugs and has manufactured pharmaceuticals for both livestock and companion animals since 1966. The proposed strategic partnership would allow Ainos to leverage Tah-An's knowledge and manufacturing expertise as the Company develops its product pipeline.
Chun-Hsien Tsai, Ainos' Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Tah-An. With over five decades of experience and a well-established reputation, Tah-An is highly qualified to manufacture our investigational animal drug. This development marks a significant milestone in our exploration of VELDONA®'s potential use for animals, and represents a promising step in the commercialization of our product pipeline. We look forward to working with Tah-An."
About Ainos, Inc.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Ainos, Inc. (f/k/a Amarillo Biosciences, Inc.) is a diversified medtech company engaged in developing innovative medical technologies for point-of-care testing and safe and novel medical treatment for a broad range of disease indications. In addition to its proprietary therapeutics using low-dose non-injectable interferon, Ainos has also expanded its product portfolio to include Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and COVID-19 POCTs.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" about Ainos within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "predict," "project," "target," "future," "likely," "strategy," "foresee," "may," "guidance," "potential," "outlook," "forecast," "should," "will" or other similar words or phrases. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's objectives, plans or goals are, or may be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based only on the Company's current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company's control. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations discussed in this press release include, among others, the cost of production and sales potential of the planned drug treatments announced in this press release; the Company's dependence on revenues from the sale of COVID-19 test kits; the Company's limited cash and history of losses; the Company's ability to achieve profitability; the Company's ability to raise additional capital to continue the Company's product development; the ability to accurately predict the future operating results of the Company; the ability to advance Ainos' current or future product candidates through clinical trials, obtain marketing approval and ultimately commercialize any product candidates the Company develops; the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of Ainos product candidates; delays in completing the development and commercialization of the Company's current and future product candidates, which could result in increased costs to the Company, delay or limit the ability to generate revenue and adversely affect the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company; intense competition and rapidly advancing technology in the Company's industry that may outpace its technology; customer demand for the products and services the Company develops; the impact of competitive or alternative products, technologies and pricing; disruption in research and development facilities; lawsuits and other claims by third parties or investigations by various regulatory agencies governing the Company's operations; potential cybersecurity attacks; increased requirements and costs related to cybersecurity; the Company's ability to realize the benefits of third party licensing agreements; the Company's ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for Ainos product candidates; compliance with applicable laws, regulations and tariffs; and the Company's success in managing the growth. A more complete description of these risk factors and others is included in the "Risk Factors" section of Ainos' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, many of which risks are beyond the Company's control. In addition to the risks described above and in the Company's Form 10-K/A, other unknown or unpredictable factors also could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations discussed in this press release.
The forward-looking statements made in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Ainos undertakes no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to the future results over time or otherwise, except as required by law.
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