On June 27, 2022 Kovina Therapeutics Inc. reported receipt of a Fast-Track Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Cancer Institute/NIH (Press release, Kovina Therapeutics, JUN 27, 2022, View Source [SID1234616298]). With successful achievement of its milestones, the award will transition to a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award and will provide approximately $2,400,000 over three years.

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"We are excited to receive NCI funding to support Kovina’s development of therapeutic treatments for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers," said Kristin Sherman, CEO of Kovina Therapeutics. "HPV causes nearly all cervical and many oropharyngeal, anal, and genital cancers. Kovina is focused on developing expanded treatment options for patients afflicted with these malignancies."

"We are pleased Kovina’s research proposal successfully competed in NCI’s rigorous merit-based review process," said Dr. Elliot Androphy, CSO of Kovina Therapeutics. Kovina’s technology specifically targets a key HPV protein expressed in early, pre-malignant and cancerous pathologies. By inactivating this protein, Kovina’s compounds result in the selective death of HPV infected cells. "Our therapeutics are designed to stop HPV infections before cancer develops and to treat HPV related cancers after detection."