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ArkBio Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment and Dosing in AIRFLO, a Phase III Registration Trial of Ziresovir for Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 25, 2022, Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (ArkBio) announced the completion of patient enrollment and dosing of ziresovir (AK0529) for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a Phase III registration clinical trial.

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  • SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 25, 2022, Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (ArkBio) announced the completion of patient enrollment and dosing of ziresovir (AK0529) for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a Phase III registration clinical trial.
  • The Phase III trial, named AIRFLO, is designed to evaluate clinical efficacy, safety, tolerance, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral effect of ziresovir in hospitalized infants and children with RSV infection.
  • This is the first time ever that a phase III clinical trial of an RSV-specific therapeutic has been completed.
  • The successful completion of patient enrollment and dosing in the AIRFLO study could not have been achieved without the dedication and diligence of our ArkBio team.

ProFuse Technology received $1.25M from Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator

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Monday, October 18, 2021

The company's founders' extensive academic record is now geared to advance one of today's most promising and highly-invested foodtech fields cultured meat.

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  • The company's founders' extensive academic record is now geared to advance one of today's most promising and highly-invested foodtech fields cultured meat.
  • Dr. Tammy Meiron, Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator CTO: "ProFuse responds to one of the most significant challenges concerning cultured meat companies today, and is an important enabling technology.
  • Dr. Opher Shapira, CEO, Yeda (Weizmann's technology transfer company): "ProFuse is yet another promising foodtech company coming out of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
  • Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator was established in early 2020 in Kiryat Shmone, as part of the Israeli Innovation Authority's incubators' program, and as a significant part of the evolving foodtech cluster of the Eastern Galilee.