NuvOx Announces Two New Publications
Co-Founders, Dr. Evan Unger and Dr. Jennifer LH Johnson combine efforts to publish 2 journal articles that help explain how the NuvOx drug candidate - NanO2TM works. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology published Dodecafluoropentane emulsion as an oxygen therapeutic, an article that... - October 31, 2024
NuvOx Pharma LLC Announces Receipt of Qualified Person’s Declaration Equivalence to UK / EU GMP for Investigational Medical Products
NuvOx Pharma LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NuvOx Therapeutics Inc. (together, “NuvOx”) announced that it has received a Qualified Person’s Declaration Equivalence to UK / EU GMP for Investigational Medicinal Products Manufactured outside of EU (in Third Countries) . This... - September 21, 2024
NuvOx Pharma LLC Announces Authorization of ARDS Trial from Health Canada
NuvOx Pharma LLC (“NuvOx”) announced that it has received authorization from Health Canada for its EXTEND: novEl oXygen ThErapeutic NanO2 for mild respiratory distress in Phase Ib and ARDS in Phase II Trials. Evan Unger, MD, CEO of NuvOx, said, “Acute Respiratory Distress... - July 12, 2024
NuvOx Pharma Announces Issuance of a New Patent
NuvOx Pharma has been issued US Patent No. 11,857,627, entitled “Fractionated Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy with an Oxygen Therapeutic.” - January 14, 2024
NuvOx Therapeutics Wins Most Fundable Company by Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
NuvOx Therapeutics (“NuvOx”) is delighted to announce that it achieved the Gold Level recognition on the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School's sixth annual Most Fundable Companies® List. NuvOx Therapeutics competed against over 3,000 of early-stage US companies to be named one of 17 companies in total. - October 11, 2023
NuvOx Closed Oversubscribed Convertible Notes
NuvOx Therapeutics (“NuvOx”) announced that it has closed an oversubscribed convertible notes round, raising approximately $7M out of the originally planned $5M. In this raise, NuvOx leverages large angel groups nationwide, and 11 angel groups joined the round. As a result, NuvOx... - September 27, 2023
NuvOx Announces Publication of Research Article in Cancer Research Communication
NuvOx Pharma announced publication of a research article, “Dodecafluoropentane Emulsion as a Radiosensitizer in Glioblastoma Multiforme” in Cancer Research Communications. https://aacrjournals.org/cancerrescommun/article/3/8/1607/728499. Evan Unger, MD, President and CEO of NuvOx,... - September 01, 2023
NuvOx Announces Glioblastoma Patient Treatment for Phase IIb RESTORE Trial
NuvOx Pharma (NuvOx), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, announced that it enrolled and treated the first subject in the Phase IIb RESTORE Trial for newly-diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme... - June 09, 2023
NuvOx Receives SPAN Grant
NuvOx Receives SPAN Grant to Conduct Late-stage Preclinical Studies of Putative Neuroprotectants Combined with Reperfusion - April 24, 2023
NuvOx Newly Issued US Patent
NuvOx Pharma (NuvOx), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, announced that it has been issued US Patent No. 11,571,467, “Dodecafluoropentane emulsion (DDFPe) as a stroke and ischemia... - March 02, 2023
NuvOx Appoints Dr. Katy Peters to SAB
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, appointed Dr. Katy Peters to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Katy Peters, MD, Ph.D. FAAN is an associate professor of neurology and... - September 22, 2022
NuvOx Pharma Announces Issuance of a New Patent
NuvOx Pharma has been issued US Patent No. 11,304,899, entitled “Compositions of fluorocarbon nanoemulsion, and methods of preparation and use thereof.” - May 19, 2022
NuvOx Appoints Dr. Robert King to SAB
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, appointed Dr. Robert King to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. King is a seasoned life science executive with over 30 years’... - May 11, 2022
NuvOx Technology Featured in Prominent Peer Review Journal
NuvOx Pharma’s technology, which is developed as a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, was featured in the prominent journal of Frontiers of Neurology. - April 19, 2022
NuvOx Finalizes Facility Certification, Poising for Phase IIb Trials
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, finalized its manufacturing facility certifications for Phase IIb trials. - April 17, 2022
NuvOx Receives Notice from the Breakthrough DOD Award for Its Immuno-Oncology Program
On February 11th, 2022, NuvOx Pharma received notice from the Department of Defense (DOD) office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) that the Company has been awarded a grant from the Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award. The grant would fund a... - March 05, 2022
NuvOx to Participate in the BIO CEO Investor Conference
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, will participate in BIO CEO & Investor Conference, held at New York City from February 14 - 17, 2022. The management team will be... - February 11, 2022
NuvOx to Present at Various Bio Forums in JPM Week
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a first-in-class therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role, will participate in various Bio forums held Jan 10 – 14, 2022. Dr. Evan Unger, NuvOx’s Chief Executive Officer, is presenting in... - January 14, 2022
NuvOx Pharma Receives Phase I STTR Grant from NINDS for Preclinical Studies in Stroke
NuvOx Pharma, a Tucson based biotechnology company, has received a $478,000 NIH Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under award number R41NS124450. STTR programs are highly competitive programs that... - October 12, 2021
NuvOx Pharma Generates Positive Preclinical Data Showing NanO2TM Boosts the Efficacy of Immunotherapy in a Mouse Model of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
NuvOx Pharma, a biotechnology company based in Tucson, Arizona, has generated positive preclinical data showing that its lead drug, NanO2TM, boosts the efficacy of immunotherapy in a mouse model of triple negative breast cancer. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly deadly form of... - September 09, 2021
NuvOx Pharma Receives FDA Allowance to Proceed with Phase II Clinical Trial of NanO2TM in Ischemic Stroke
NuvOx Pharma, a Tucson-based biopharmaceutical company, has received notice from the FDA that they may proceed with a Phase II clinical trial of their drug, NanO2TM, in ischemic stroke. Stroke affects nearly 800,000 patients each year in the US. It is the fourth leading cause of death in this... - July 29, 2021
NuvOx Pharma Announces Issuance of New Patent Covering a New Method of Treating Cancer Utilizing Lead Drug Candidate NanO2TM
NuvOx Pharma, a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Tucson, Arizona, has further expanded its patent portfolio in oxygen therapeutics with the issuance of US Patent No. 10946097, “Fractionated radiotherapy and chemotherapy with an oxygen therapeutic,” describing... - July 23, 2021
NuvOx Pharma Announces Appointment of Jon S. Saxe to Its Board of Directors
NuvOx Pharma today announced that Jon S. Saxe has joined its Board of Directors. Saxe brings to NuvOx many years of experience from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and venture capital industries. He has served as a director of more than 25 companies and currently is a director of several... - December 28, 2020
NuvOx Pharma US Patent Issuance - Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy with an Oxygen Therapeutic
NuvOx Pharma, Inc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing NanO2TM emulsion for oxygen delivery today announced the issuance of US Patent 10,456,468 – Fractionated Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy with an Oxygen Therapeutic. NanO2TM emulsion is designed to increase tumor oxygen... - November 03, 2019
NuvOx Pharma Receives $2M SBIR Grant for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Development
Evan Unger, MD, President and CEO of NuvOx Pharma, announced that NuvOx has received a $2M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Cancer Institute to fund the development of a new strategy to detect pancreatic cancer. The grant, 2R44CA203090-02, entitled... - July 14, 2018
NINDS Awards $150,000 Grant to NuvOx Pharma for Development of Field-Ready Syringe for Oxygen Delivery Drug
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has received a Phase I SBIR grant for $150,000 from the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS). This grant will fund development of a novel syringe sonication device that... - December 30, 2017
The NHLBI Grants NuvOx Pharma a 300K Grant to Study the Effects of Their Oxygen Therapeutic on Myocardial Infarction in a Pig Model
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded a grant for $317,743 for a study in pigs for NuvOx Pharma's drug, NVX-308, in heart attack. - April 14, 2017
NuvOx Pharma and Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Sign Licensing Agreement for Hemorrhagic Shock and Perioperative Blood Loss
NuvOx Pharma LLC and Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. have signed a licensing agreement for the exclusive development and sales of NVX-408 for China for treating hemorrhagic shock and perioperative blood loss. NVX-408 is an oxygen therapeutic that is injected intravenously, flows through the... - January 26, 2017
NuvOx Pharma Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Technology to Increase Sensitivity and Specificity of Breast Cancer Diagnosis
NuvOx Pharma, a Tucson based biotechnology company, has been awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute for $298,820.00 entitled, “B7-H3-Targeted Contrast Agent for Ultrasonic Imaging of Breast Cancer.” Evan Unger, MD, co-founder of NuvOx, a co-principal investigator of the... - November 03, 2016
NuvOx Pharma Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Technology to Treat Endocarditis
NuvOx Pharma, a Tucson based biotechnology company, has been awarded a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health for $243,164.00 entitled, “Fibrin Targeted Microbubbles and Ultrasound for... - August 27, 2016
FDA Allows NuvOx Pharma’s IND to Initiate Phase Ib Clinical Trial in Stroke
Evan Unger, MD, President and CEO of NuvOx, announced that the FDA has allowed an investigational new drug application (IND) for NVX-208 (dodecafluoropentane emulsion) to be tested in a Phase Ib trial in stroke patients. The trial will be performed at the University of Arkansas Medical System in... - August 22, 2016
NuvOx Pharma Awarded STTR Grant from NCI for Ultrasound Contrast Agent to Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer
Evan Unger, MD, President and CEO of NuvOx Pharma, a Tucson based biotechnology company, announced that the company has been awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop an ultrasound contrast agent to diagnose pancreatic cancer. The Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer... - May 28, 2016
NuvOx Pharma receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Oxygen Therapeutic for Vaso-occlusive Crisis and Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease
Tucson based pharmaceutical company NuvOx Pharma announced today that it has secured orphan drug designation from the FDA for its investigational drug NVX-508 for vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease. VOC is one of the most severe complications of... - February 14, 2016
NuvOx Pharma Announces FDA Acceptance of IND to Initiate Clinical Trial for Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease
The FDA has notified NuvOx Pharma that it may proceed with a clinical trial for its Investigational New Drug (IND), NVX-508 for vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease. VOC is one of the most severe complications of sickle cell disease and it typically... - February 13, 2016
NuvOx Pharma Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Radiosensitizer for Glioblastoma
Tucson based pharmaceutical company NuvOx Pharma announced today that it has secured orphan drug designation from the FDA for its investigational drug NVX-108 for treatment of Glioblastoma. Orphan status provides NuvOx with development and commercial incentives such as tax credits for qualified clinical testing and market exclusivity for 7 years after the marketing approval is granted. - December 07, 2015