Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:APDN) (“Applied DNA”) today announced that its COVID-19 collaboration partner, Takis Biotech, a Rome, Italy-based a company focused on the development of cancer vaccines founded by scientists from Merck Research Laboratories, has received approval from the Italy’s Ministry of Health to begin a pre-clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Click here to read Takis Biotech’s announcement (in English and Italian): http://www.takisbiotech.it/index.php/en/news/209-rome-17-march-2020-takis-a-biotech-company-in-castel-romano-rome-announces-that-it-is-ready-to-test-its-covid-19-vaccine-on-pre-clinical-models
Click here to learn more about Applied DNA’s proprietary linear DNA production capabilities for DNA vaccines: https://www.wshu.org/post/covid-19-brings-dna-vaccines-forefront
About Takis Biotech
Takis is a Biotech Company created by a group of scientists from Merck Research Laboratories (MRL). The group has more than 15 years of experience and an established track record in drug discovery in Oncology and is recognized for the conception and implementation of a number of innovative technologies. One of the main assets of Takis is the expertise in in vivo electro-gene-transfer, which can be used for a variety of clinically useful applications, from vaccine development to somatic gene therapy. Takis pipeline include four Cancer Vaccine candidates based on this technology. Takis is also actively involved in the generation of humanized monoclonal antibodies for use in Oncology and Infectious Diseases.
Visit www.takisbiotech.it for more information.
About Applied DNA Sciences
Applied DNA is a provider of molecular technologies that enable supply chain security, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, product genotyping, diagnostics and pre-clinical nucleic acid-based therapeutic drug candidates.
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Contacts
Investor contact:
Sanjay M. Hurry, LHA Investor Relations, 212-838-3777, shurry@lhai.com
Program contact:
Brian Viscount, Applied DNA, 631-240-8877, brian.viscount@adnas.com
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