Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – October 21, 2020) – iCo Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV: ICO) (OTCQB: ICOTF) (“iCo” or “the Company”) and its subsidiary, iCo Therapeutics Australia Pty Ltd., announced today that two poster presentations regarding iCo’s Oral Amphotericin B technology (iCo-019) will be highlighted at the AAPS 2020 PharmSci 360 Virtual Meeting October 26 – November 5, 2020.
AAPS is the preeminent global scientific organization of more than 10,000 actively participating pharmaceutical scientists from industry, academia, government, and other related research institutes. The mission of AAPS is to advance the capacity of pharmaceutical scientists to develop medicines that improve health.
Dr. Kishor M. Wasan, Director of Research at iCo Therapeutics Inc., Distinguished University Scholar Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Co-Director of the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC (NGDI-UBC), stated, “We are very excited to
present our research at this internationally renowned conference and discuss the progress of our technology with the pharmaceutical sciences community.” Dr. Wasan, along with co-authors Drs. Peter Hnik, Director and Chief Medical Officer of iCo, and Ellen Wasan Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, will present the following two poster presentations:
Phase Ia and Ib Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of a Novel Oral Amphotericin B Formulation (ICO-019) in Healthy Human Subjects. https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/PharmSci360/fsPopup.asp?Mode=posterinfo&PosterID=290734
Assessing the Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of Amphotericin B following Oral Administration of Three Novel Oral Amphotericin B Formulations to Beagle Dogs. https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/PharmSci360/fsPopup.asp?Mode=posterinfo&PosterID=290710
“As previously reported despite the current COVID-19 pandemic there continues to be a great deal of interest in iCo-019 for the treatment of fungal and parasitic infections. We continue to have a number positive discussions with potential partners to help further the clinical development of iCo-019,” noted Dr. Wasan.
“Although the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting clinical trials world-wide, iCo is actively preparing for a Phase 2 clinical study in vulvovaginal candidiasis) or, alternatively, in visceral leishmaniasis,” stated Dr. Peter Hnik.
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 generally 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”.
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