NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FermaVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC:BB: FMVR) and its academic collaborators from the Rega Institute for Medical Research and Cardiff University yesterday presented data from preclinical studies for FV-100, a highly potent, orally bioavailable bicyclic nucleoside analogue for the treatment of herpes zoster infections (shingles), at the 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Chicago. The data demonstrated favorable antiviral and pharmacokinetic properties for FV-100, including the compound’s bioavailability and activity against Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV).
