Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc

OTC:IPIX

Innovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts and currently employs 4 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-04-02. The firm is engaged in developing therapies with anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, dermatology and oncology applications. The firm owns the right to numerous drug compounds, including Brilacidin, its lead drug in a class of compounds known as defensin-mimetics and Kevetrin (thioureidobutyronitrile), which is its lead anti-cancer compound. The firm's clinical trials focused on evaluating its drug candidates, including Kevetrin for the treatment of cancers and Brilacidin for treatments of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection (ABSSSI), prevention of oral mucositis complicating chemoradiation treatment for cancer, and ulcerative colitis. The firm is focused on developing small molecule therapies to treat diseases in the areas of inflammatory diseases, cancer, dermatology and anti-infectives.