On October 22, 2019 Oragenics, Inc. (NYSE American:OGEN), a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (OM), reported it will be presenting at the BIO Investor Forum in San Francisco (Press release, Oragenics, OCT 22, 2019, View Source [SID1234542415]).
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The company will present to investors on October 23, 2019, at 2:30 PM ET in the Yorkshire Room of Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. The BIO Investor Forum will be held October 22-23, 2019.
Further details of the company’s financial filings can be found by accessing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.
About AG013
AG013, which has been granted Fast Track designation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and orphan drug status in Europe, is an ActoBiotics therapeutic candidate formulated to deliver the therapeutic molecule Trefoil Factor 1 to the mucosal tissues in the oral cavity in a convenient oral rinsing solution. Trefoil Factors are a class of peptides involved in the protection of gastrointestinal tissues against mucosal damage and play an important role in subsequent repair. The compound was designed by the company’s strategic partner, ActoBio Therapeutics, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON).
About Lantibiotics
Lantibiotics are a class of antibiotic compounds with novel mechanism of action, prized for their ability to overcome antibiotic-resistant infections. With resistant strains on the rise, particularly healthcare-acquired infections (HAI), the need for these potent lantibiotic agents is critical. Oragenics is pursuing the commercial-scale production of a lantibiotic for use as an antimicrobial.