HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nucleonics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel expressed interfering RNA (eiRNA) based therapeutics, announced today that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to begin a Phase 1 human safety study of Nucleonics’ investigational eiRNA therapy for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection. This clearance paves the way for the company to begin treating patients in June.