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VALION BIO BRIEFS SENIOR DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND BARDA OFFICIALS IN JOINT ENGAGEMENT ON ENTOLIMOD FOR ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME
Valion Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIO), a late-stage innate immunotherapeutics company, today announced that it presented Entolimod for acute radiation syndrome (ARS) to senior officials from the U.S. Department of War and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in a joint briefing held on May 14, 2026. The session was Valion Bio's second engagement with senior Department of War officials, following the Company's April 28, 2026, Pentagon briefing on Entolimod.
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