Novogen Limited Subsidiary Glycotex Inc. Receives Additional Funding
STAMFORD, Conn. and SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novogen Limited reports that its U.S. subsidiary company Glycotex, Inc., has received the first tranche of a private share placement. Funds received total US $1.6 million. The investors collectively received shares totaling 3.6 percent of Glycotex.
Novogen retains an 81.3 percent interest in the Company.
Glycotex, Inc., is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs for human wound healing and tissue repair.
Glycotex CEO and President, Reinhard Koenig, MD, said that the funding would enable Glycotex to pursue its plan of proceeding to a U.S. investigational new drug application (IND) for its lead drug candidate Glyc- 101.
"We intend to apply for an IND and confirm our U.S. clinical trial program prior to initiating the process of an Initial Public Offering," Dr. Koenig said.
Glyc-101 is designed as a topical gel to apply directly on a wound surface. The mechanism of action suggests a potential for accelerating the time to wound closure, improving quality of life and lowering the overall cost of care.
Glycotex, Inc., is based in Rockville, Maryland.
About Novogen:
Novogen Limited is an Australian biotechnology company that has patented isoflavone technology for the treatment and prevention of degenerative diseases and disorders. Over the past ten years, Novogen has conducted the largest and most comprehensive isoflavone clinical testing programs in the world. Novogen is involved in drug discovery and product development for disorders that are commonly associated with aging and coordinates an international clinical research and development program with external collaborators, hospitals and universities. More information can be found at http://www.novogen.com.
Novogen's investigational anti-cancer drug phenoxodiol is currently in Phase III human clinical trials in the U.S., Europe and Australia. The rights to commercialize this drug are licensed to the Company's majority owned, Marshall Edwards, Inc., . More information can be found at http://www.novogen.com and http://www.marshalledwardsinc.com.
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