NovaBay Pharma Receives Nonproprietary Name Auriclosene for NVC-422, Sees Data from Three Phase 2 Trials This Year

NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

, a biotechnology company focused on addressing the large unmet therapeutic needs of the global anti-infective market with first-in-class compounds such as its proprietary Aganocides®, today announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the international nonproprietary name (INN) "auriclosene" (pronounced awr-rih-CLO-zeen) for the Company's lead Aganocide® compound NVC-422. INNs facilitate the identification of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and each INN is a globally recognized unique name. Aganocides are NovaBay's first-in-class topical antimicrobial compounds, which are active against viruses, fungi, and bacteria, including the bacteria that grow and thrive under biofilm. Testing in-vitro and in-vivo has shown that these non-systemic, non-antibiotic compounds do not give rise to bacterial or fungal resistance. Phase 2 studies for auriclosene are currently ongoing in urology, ophthalmology, and dermatology. Dr. Ron Najafi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Obtaining the INN for our lead clinical compound NVC-422 confirms that our clinical development is on track, and we anticipate progression into Phase 3 development in each of our three Aganocide programs. We also intend to conduct a Phase 2a proof-of-concept study for auriclosene in an additional ophthalmic indication. NVC-422, now auriclosene, is the first of our proprietary Aganocides to receive a nonproprietary name."