Nanotherapeutics Files Investigational New Drug Application for NanoDOX(TM) Hydrogel to Treat Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers

ALACHUA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanotherapeutics, a privately held specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has submitted its first Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the FDA for a phase IIa clinical study for its product NanoDOX™ Hydrogel, a topical doxycycline hydrogel for chronic wounds. The randomized double-blind study will assess the safety and efficacy of the product on the healing rates of non-infected diabetic ulcers of the lower extremity. Assuming FDA approval, the Company expects to complete enrollment in early 2009.