SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIA Pharmaceuticals a biotechnology company focused on the development of compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced today that Windhover Information has chosen the company’s lead compound, VIA-2291, as one of the top ten most interesting cardiovascular projects available for partnering. VIA will be featured at Windhover Information’s 2nd Annual Therapeutic Area Partnerships conference and Lawrence Cohen, Ph.D., chief executive officer and president of the company, will be providing more details about VIA-2291 at the meeting on October 25 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time in Philadelphia.
Windhover Information provides critical commentary, analysis and data to the biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device and diagnostic industries. Its editorial and research staff, including the publishers of In Vivo and Startup, have chosen the top ten best compounds for licensing in each of four disease areas based on the following criteria: size of market, history of the molecule and drug, strength of the underlying science, diversity of potential indications, overall company strength and availability of multi-partnering opportunities.
“We are honored and delighted that VIA-2291 has been identified as one of the top cardiovascular drugs by the knowledgeable editorial and research staffs of the Windhover organization,” said Dr. Cohen.
About VIA-2291
VIA’s lead product candidate, VIA-2291, is a small molecule drug that targets inflammation in the blood vessel wall, a primary disease process in atherosclerosis. VIA-2291 is a potent, selective and reversible inhibitor of 5-LO, which is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes (important mediators of inflammation involved in the development and progression of atherosclerosis). VIA-2291 is being developed as a once-daily, oral drug to target inflammation in the blood vessel wall, thereby potentially decreasing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including heart attack and stroke. According to the American Heart Association, 15.8 million patients in the U.S. have coronary artery disease.
About VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the development of compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. VIA is building a pipeline of small-molecule drugs that target a significant unmet medical need: reducing inflammation in the blood vessel wall, which is an underlying cause of atherosclerosis and its complications, including heart attack and stroke. The company’s lead drug candidate, VIA-2291, is in multiple Phase II clinical studies in patients with cardiovascular disease. For more information, visit: www.viapharmaceuticals.com.
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CONTACT: James G. Stewart, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-415-283-2204; or Aimee Corso of
WeissComm Partners, +1-310-780-2661, for VIA Pharmaceuticals
Web site: http://www.viapharmaceuticals.com/
