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Chrysalis BioTherapeutics Receives Additional Funding from the National Institutes of Health for COVID-19 Therapeutic Development GALVESTON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing regenerative drugs that target vascular endothelial and progenitor cells, announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has

GALVESTON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing regenerative drugs for acute organ injury caused by radiation exposure, announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Chrysalis $912,157 to fund preclinical development of its investigational drug TP508 for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an agency of the US government’s Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, has awarded Chrysalis a contract (HHSO100201900016C) to support the continued development of TP508, rusalatide acetate, as

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Product Development and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to the company’s lead compound, TP508 (rusalatide acetate) for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome (ARS). With exposure to high levels of

GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced initiation of a three-year $5.45 million contract with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) to develop TP508 as a countermeasure to increase survival and reduce delayed effects of an accidental or intentional nuclear detonation. “TP508 represents a natural product released at sites of tissue injury

GALVESTON, TX, May 2, 2016. Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced receipt of a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue development of TP508 as a nuclear medical countermeasure. The drug is intended to be used in the event of a

An interdisciplinary research team led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reports a new breakthrough in countering the deadly effects of radiation exposure. A single injection of a regenerative peptide was shown to significantly increase survival in mice when given 24 hours after nuclear radiation exposure. The study currently appears in Laboratory Investigation,

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced publication of data demonstrating that TP508, the company’s lead drug candidate, activates stem cells in the gastrointestinal (GI) system to prevent breakdown of the intestinal mucosa and decrease ionizing radiation-induced mortality.  The studies, published online at Nature Journals (Laboratory Investigation,  http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/labinvest.2015.103), showed that a single