Canadian Biotech Progresses COVID-19 Nasal Spray, Claims Promise Against Variants

Phase III Start Soon

SaNOtize is to start Phase III trials for its nitric oxide nasal spray for COVID-19 and hopes to enlist volunteers from several countries, including India. The Canadian firm claims initial studies have demonstrated effectiveness across SARS-CoV-2 mutations, with plans afoot to validate it against the spreading Delta variant.

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SaNOtize nasal spray gets go-ahead for phase III studies • Source: Alamy

The Vancouver, Canada-based biotech firm SaNOtize Research and Development Corporation, which is embarking on Phase III trials for its Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) for COVID-19, claims that the self-administered product could potentially hold good against numerous SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Last week, SaNOtize said it had received approval from Health Canada to go-ahead with enrollment of volunteers for the Phase III program, following positive Phase II results for NONS in

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