Revelation Biosciences Inc. Receives Approval to Start a Phase 1 Clinical Study of REVTx-99 an Experimental Treatment for COVID-19

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MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Revelation Biosciences Inc. (Revelation), a clinical stage life sciences company focused on the development of immunologic-based therapies for the prevention and treatment of disease, announced today that it has been granted approval by the Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia to conduct a Phase 1 clinical study of REVTx-99 in healthy volunteers (RVL-HV01 study). HREC approval permitted Revelation to complete the required Clinical Trial Notification to the Therapeutic Goods Administration. REVTx-99 is in development as an early treatment for SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19). RVL-HV01 is a single site, placebo-controlled, single dose, escalating dose study to determine the safety and tolerability of intranasal REVTx-99 in healthy adult volunteers. The study is expected to begin enrolling participants in Q4 2020.

“We are excited to announce the initiation of clinical development for REVTx-99, our first pipeline candidate to enter Phase 1 clinical study,” said James Rolke, Chief Executive Officer of Revelation. “Due to the severity and high hospitalization rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the urgent need for effective treatments, we are looking forward to embarking on clinical development and rapidly advancing this therapeutic candidate.”

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