RedHill Biopharma Announces New U.S. Patent for its Experimental Ebola Therapy

RedHill Biopharma (NASDAQ:RDHL) (Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange:RDHL) a specialty biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on late clinical-stage development and commercialization of proprietary drugs for gastrointestinal diseases, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent covering RedHill’s proprietary experimental therapy for the treatment of Ebola virus disease.

As quoted in the press release:

As part of RedHill’s research collaboration with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Company successfully completed a proof-of-concept study to evaluate its proprietary experimental therapy for the treatment of Ebola virus disease. The study evaluated survival outcomes and assessed disease severity through the comparison of viral loads in active treatment arms and placebo.

Results from the proof-of-concept study demonstrated a statistically significant difference in survival outcomes of the active arm versus placebo arm. In light of the results, RedHill intends to further advance the development program for the treatment of Ebola virus disease and has applied for additional support from the Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources to fund a second study to evaluate the potential efficacy of its proprietary experimental therapy.

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