Corbus Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market
Company to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell on April 17, 2015
NORWOOD, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/16/15 -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP), a clinical stage drug development company focused on the development and commercialization of treatments for rare, life-threatening inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, announced that its common stock will begin trading today on The Nasdaq Capital Market (NASDAQ) under the current ticker symbol, CRBP.
In honor of the occasion, Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Corbus Pharmaceuticals, will ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell on Friday, April 17, 2015.
"We are very proud to become a Nasdaq listed company and look forward to the opportunities that such a listing can provide," said Dr. Cohen. "Reaching this milestone and getting ready to commence our Phase 2 trials are significant achievements for Corbus, reflecting the talent, hard work and dedication of our exceptional team. We look forward to shortly initiating our clinical trials with our lead product candidate, Resunab™, for the treatment of systemic sclerosis and cystic fibrosis now that we have an open IND for these studies."
About Resunab™
Resunab™ is a novel synthetic oral drug with unique anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activity. Pre-clinical and Phase 1 clinical studies have shown Resunab to have a favorable safety profile coupled with promising potency in pre-clinical models of inflammation and fibrosis. Resunab binds to the CB2 receptor on immune cells and triggers a process known as "inflammatory resolution," in effect turning chronic inflammation "off."
About Corbus Pharmaceuticals
Corbus Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat rare life-threatening inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. Our lead product candidate Resunab™ is a novel oral drug that resolves chronic inflammation and pro-fibrotic processes. Resunab is scheduled to commence Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) in 2015. For more information, please visit www.CorbusPharma.com.
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Released April 16, 2015