Relief Reports that its U.S. Collaboration Partner has Announced it has Received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Review of Aviptadil Manufacturing Information

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2021 / RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA (RLFRLFTF (" Relief "), a biopharmaceutical company seeking to provide patients therapeutic relief from serious diseases with high unmet need, reported today that the parent company of its U.S. collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NRXP (" NRx "), has issued a press release announcing receipt of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) response to NRx's October 8, 2021 submission of updated manufacturing information for aviptadil. According to the press release, the FDA review allows for high volume production of aviptadil. The press release also reports that the shelf life of aviptadil has been extended from 62 days to 150 days. The related NRx press release can be accessed through the following link .

ABOUT RELIEF

Relief focuses primarily on clinical-stage programs based on molecules with a history of clinical testing and use in human patients or a strong scientific rationale. Relief's lead drug candidate, RLF-100(TM) (aviptadil), a synthetic form of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP), is in late-stage clinical testing in the U.S. for the treatment of respiratory deficiency due to COVID-19. As part of its pipeline diversification strategy, in March 2021, Relief entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement with Acer Therapeutics for the worldwide development and commercialization of ACER-001. ACER-001 is a taste-masked and immediate release proprietary powder formulation of sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPB) for the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders and Maple Syrup Urine Disease. In addition, Relief's recently completed acquisitions of APR Applied Pharma Research SA and AdVita Lifescience GmbH, bring to Relief a diverse pipeline of marketed and development-stage programs.

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SOURCE: Relief Therapeutics Holdings AG