Open Orphan PLC - London-based pharmaceutical services - Says Thursday that results from the world's first Covid-19 characterisation study have been peer reviewed and published in the scientific journal Nature Medicine. Says study showed the SARS-CoV-2 human challenge was safe in healthy young adults and provided insights into the course of Covid-19 infection with potential positive public health implications. With the characterisation study disease modelling data completed, and human challenge model established, Open Orphan says it should be able to conduct Covid-19 human challenge studies in 2022.
Chief Executive Officer Yamin Khan says: "I am pleased to see the characterisation study paper successfully complete the peer review process and be published in such a prestigious journal. Looking forward to the rest of the year, the COVID-19 human challenge model has the potential to accelerate the development of novel therapeutics and vaccines. We look forward to updating the market in due course."
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