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Cocrystal Pharma Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Updates on its Antiviral Drug Development Programs
BOTHELL, Wash., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCP) (Cocrystal or the Company) reports financial results for the three
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOTHELL, Wash., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCP) (Cocrystal or the Company) reports financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and provides updates on its antiviral pipeline, upcoming milestones and business activities. “Recent progress in advancing our pipeline of antiviral drug candidates keeps us on pace to meet our 2023 milestones,” said Sam Lee, Ph.D., President and co-CEO of Cocrystal. “In our COVID-19 program, we submitted an application to the Australian regulatory agency to begin a first-in-human clinical trial with our novel, broad-spectrum oral protease inhibitor CDI-988. We are prepared to begin this trial in the current quarter, subject to regulatory clearance. “We are working diligently to meet the strict UK regulatory filing standards to begin a Phase 2a human challenge study with our novel oral PB2 inhibitor CC-42344 for pandemic and seasonal influenza A. Pending regulatory approval, this trial is set to begin in the second half of this year,” he added. “In our norovirus program, we are completing additional preclinical studies and expect to announce a lead oral candidate for further development in the very near future.” “We are well positioned to advance our programs with cash resources that we believe are sufficient for planned operating activities for the coming year, while also pursuing non-dilutive funding to further support the development of our promising antiviral programs,” said James Martin, CFO and co-CEO. “During the second quarter, we completed a $4 million private placement financing in which we received investments from our co-founder and director Dr. Phillip Frost and Mr. Fred Hassan, a highly accomplished industry veteran. Subsequent to the fundraise, we were pleased to welcome Mr. Hassan to our Board of Directors,” he added. “Last week we filed a registration statement on Form S-3, known as a shelf registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as a normal course of business to replace our current shelf registration statement which was due to expire. While we do not have any immediate plans to raise funds under this filing, we deem it prudent to have a shelf registration statement in place which once effective will allow us greater flexibility to pursue additional financing opportunities in the future.” Antiviral Produc...