Independent Lab Confirms Immunogenicity and Protection with IMUNON’s IMNN-101 in a Live Virus Challenge Against SARS-CoV-2 Variant XBB.1.5
Murine Study by the Wistar Institute Builds Upon Favorable Results Previously Reported by IMUNON With its Prototype PlaCCine Vaccine Modality
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IMUNON, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMNN), a clinical-stage drug-development company focused on developing non-viral DNA-mediated immunotherapy and next-generation vaccines, announces positive results from a live virus challenge study conducted for IMUNON by the Wistar Institute with IMNN-101 against the SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB.1.5. This study was conducted using the clinical vector that IMUNON intends to bring into its Phase 1 study during the second quarter and showed IMNN-101 immunogenicity and protective activity in a live viral mouse challenge.