NanoViricides advances measles drug development amid rising US cases

  • NanoViricides (NYSE-A:NNVC) said it is moving forward with the development of a drug to treat measles, as US health officials report a continuing rise in infections amid declining vaccination rates. The Shelton, Connecticut-based biotechnology firm said it has completed propagation of the measles virus in its biosafety level-2 virology lab and is preparing to conduct an animal model study to test its clinical-stage antiviral candidate NV-387.