Virios Therapeutics Featured in Bloomberg TV Interview
Virios Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VIRI) recently featured Chairman and CEO Greg Duncan on Bloomberg TV's The RedChip Money Report. The interview highlighted the company's innovative antiviral research, specifically the ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial for its lead candidate IMC-1, aimed at treating fibromyalgia. IMC-1 combines famciclovir and celecoxib to target herpes virus-related symptoms. The drug has received FDA fast track designation, and prior Phase 2a results indicate potential efficacy. For replay details, visit the company's investor page.
- The lead candidate IMC-1 has FDA fast track designation.
- Previous Phase 2a trial results suggest IMC-1 may effectively treat fibromyalgia.
- The ongoing Phase 2b trial (FORTRESS) aims to support future registrational studies.
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Virios Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRI), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing novel antiviral therapies to treat debilitating chronic diseases, announced today that an interview with Chairman and CEO, Greg Duncan, was aired on Bloomberg TV during The RedChip Money Report®, which delivers commentary on small-cap investing, interviews with Wall Street analysts, financial book reviews, as well as featured interviews with executives of public companies. The interview was focused on the Company’s novel, combination antiviral research programs, with particular emphasis on its ongoing phase 2b fibromyalgia study.
The archived replay of the interview may be accessed on the Virios Therapeutics website under the Investors section: Events and Presentations.
About Virios Therapeutics
Virios Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VIRI) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing novel antiviral therapies to treat debilitating chronic diseases, such as fibromyalgia (“FM”). Immune responses related to the activation of tissue resident Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (“HSV-1”) have been postulated as a potential root cause triggering and/or sustaining chronic illnesses such as FM, irritable bowel disease (“IBS”), chronic fatigue syndrome and other functional somatic syndromes, all of which are characterized by waxing and waning symptoms with no obvious etiology. Our lead development candidate (“IMC-1”) is a novel, proprietary, fixed dose combination of famciclovir and celecoxib designed to synergistically suppress HSV-1 replication, with the end goal of reducing virally promoted disease symptoms.
Evidence of IMC-1’s efficacy on a broad spectrum of FM outcome measures was previously demonstrated in a Phase 2a clinical trial. These trial results are suggestive that IMC-1 may represent a new and novel treatment for fibromyalgia. IMC-1 has been granted fast track designation by the FDA and is currently being tested in a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2b trial (“FORTRESS”) designed to set the stage for registrational studies. The company is led by an executive team highly experienced in the successful development and commercialization of novel therapies. For more information, please visit www.virios.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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