LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotica Technology Limited (Biotica), a privately-held biotechnology company that discovers and develops polyketide therapeutics, today announces the nomination of its drug candidate, BC556, a cyclophilin inhibitor to treat Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. BC556 offers many benefits over existing treatments and, in combination with drugs acting by other mechanisms, offers the potential of an interferon-free regimen for treatment of HCV infection.