Altesa BioSciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel antiviral drugs against common respiratory viruses and global viral threats, has U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval to proceed with a clinical study of a promising antiviral treatment, vapendavir. Accordingly, Altesa will initiate this trial and a series of others later this year and early next year, respectively.
Brett P. Giroir, MD, Altesa Chief Executive Officer and former United States Assistant Secretary for Health, announced the news today at the 2022 AdvanSE Life Science Conference in Atlanta.