Anti-Inflammatory Drug for Heart Disease

(London, Canada). The trial assessed tolerability, safety, and pharmacokinetic properties. Currently, there are no anti-inflammatory drugs on the market that have been approved for the treatment of heart disease. Viron seeks to take advantage of this sizeable market opportunity.

"Viron is excited about the continued success of its lead compound VT-111,” said Mark Poznansky, president and CEO of Viron. "It is becoming increasingly clear that inflammation is a bigger predictor of heart attacks than even cholesterol.” Viron is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel protein therapeutics for the treatment of human disease. The company was spun off from Robarts Research Institute (London, Canada).





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