December 24, 2019, Vancouver, Canada — iCo Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV: ICO) (OTCQB: ICOTF) (“iCo” or “the Company”) and its subsidiary, iCo Therapeutics Australia Pty Ltd., announced today that all subjects in the first of two cohorts in its Phase 1b study have received 100 mg doses of Oral Amphotericin B on a daily basis over ten days, with no drug-related adverse events observed to date. One additional cohort is expected to be dosed in early Q1 2020, followed by the initiation of a Phase II study comparing oral Amphotericin B to fluconazole in a head-to-head study in vulvovaginal candidiasis in Q2 2020.
iCo also announces the completion of the transfer of its sub-license of iCo-008, an antibody targeting eotaxin-1, with the receipt of an assignment and assumption acknowledgement from its new biotechnology partner with a market capitalization in excess of $24 billion USD. Furthermore, iCo has communicated to its pharmaceutical partner, which previously licensed iCo-008 worldwide exclusive to iCo, the completion of said sub-license transfer in its annual report.
About iCo Therapeutics
iCo Therapeutics identifies existing development stage assets for use in underserved ocular and infectious diseases. Such assets may exhibit utility in non-ophthalmic conditions outside the Company’s core focus areas and if so the Company will seek to capture further value via partnerships. iCo shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “ICO” and on the OTCQB under the symbol “ICOTF”.
For more information, visit the Company website at: icotherapeutics.cdmail.biz.
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Contact:
Andrew Rae
Chief Executive Officer
iCo Therapeutics Inc.
rae@icotherapeutics.cdmail.biz
1-778-772-7775 (c)