CORVALLIS, OR--(Marketwire - August 11, 2008) - AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII) today reported financial results for the three and six months ending June 30, 2008. The Company also reported that it has received approval from the Medicine and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to conduct its systemic trial of AVI-4658 in the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the United Kingdom and also updated the new additions to its senior management team.
