Novan Inc

F:6LUA

Novan, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in leveraging nitric oxide’s natural antiviral and immunomodulatory mechanisms of action to treat dermatological and oncovirus-mediated diseases. The company is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and currently employs 29 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2016-09-21. The firm is engaged in researching, developing and marketing products for skin diseases. The firm is focused on dermatology and anti-infective therapies. Its technology platform leverages nitric oxide’s naturally occurring anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and immunomodulatory mechanisms of action to treat a range of diseases. The firm has clinical-stage dermatology and anti-infective drug candidates with multi-factorial (SB204), anti-viral (SB206), anti-fungal (SB208), and anti-inflammatory (SB414) mechanisms of action. The Company’s lead product candidate is SB206, which is a topical gel with anti-viral properties for the treatment of viral skin infections, with focus on molluscum contagiosum. The firm is exploring the potential of its NITRICIL technology as a potential treatment option for COVID-19, targeting the reduction of viral shedding and transmission.