PhageNova Bio, Inc. Announces Publication Describing New Method for Safe and Effective Pulmonary Delivery of Therapeutics

PhageNova Bio, Inc. ("PhageNova") is pleased to declare the distribution of information created through a sponsored research agreement with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Med (a Cell Press distribution) article, entitled Targeted Phage Display-Based Pulmonary Vaccination in Mice and Non-human Primates, portrays another technique for protected and effective pulmonary delivery of therapeutics, including an aerosol vaccination strategy which is being developed to address the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

"Our targeted method of pulmonary delivery is the initial step towards the development of aerosol phage-based vaccines for human applications against multiple diseases," says Renata Pasqualini, PhD, co-senior study author, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of PhageNova, and Chief of the Division of Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. "Other advantages of phage particles are that they are highly stable under harsh environmental conditions, and their large-scale production is extremely cost-effective compared with other vaccine strategies because they don't need to be refrigerated, which is a particularly important requirement for the developing world."