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Ainos Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results
Strategic pivot towards VELDONA and AI-powered point-of-care testing to continue in 2024Advancing VELDONA drug candidates to Phase III clinical
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[{"type":"text","content":"Strategic pivot towards VELDONA and AI-powered point-of-care testing to continue in 2024Advancing VELDONA drug candidates to Phase III clinical studiesExpanding market of AI Nose-powered VOC-sensing technology with strategic partners NISD and InabataSAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2024 / Ainos, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIMD, AIMDW) (\"Ainos\", or the \"Company\"), a diversified healthcare company focused on the development of novel point-of-care testing, low-dose interferon therapeutics, and synthetic RNA-driven preventative medicine, today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023.Chun-Hsien (Eddy) Tsai, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Ainos, commented, \"In 2023, we navigated a year of transition and successfully advanced the shift of our business model to align with the post-COVID era. Although we faced reduced demand for COVID-19 test kits, impacting our revenues during 2023, we have made noteworthy strides in diversifying our business for sustained growth, reaching key milestones that we anticipate will catalyze the development and commercialization of our product pipeline in the coming years.\"\"First, we moved closer to expanding the potential addressable market for our AI Nose with initiation of the second phase of our collaboration with Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. (\"NISD\") and Taiwan Inabata Sangyo Co (\"Inabata\"). Together, we are co-developing an AI Nose-powered VOC sensing platform with potential applications spanning a wide variety of industries, including telehealth, automotive, industrial, and environmental safety. Second, in November, our contract manufacturer Swiss Pharma completed manufacturing of a Good Manufacturing Practice clinical batch of VELDONA® investigational new drugs. This advances one of our key programs and has the potential to ultimately facilitate delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective therapeutics to individuals seeking relief from immunity issues or viral infections. Finally, we commenced shipping VELDONA® Pet cytoprotein supplements in Taiwan during the third quarter of 2023. Formulated to address a variety of health issues in dogs and cats, these supplements are an important new product line for the Company and represent a significant step as we strive to diversify our revenues.\"\"During 2023, amid widespread downsizing in the...