Panacos Pharmaceuticals
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Panacos Pharmaceuticals is a Delaware
based pharmaceutical corporation founded in 1999. Panacos is engaged in the discovery and development of inventive therapeutics and technologies to help fight major viral illnesses. As of now, their focus is on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) anti-infectives, such as Bevirimat
. Bevirimat is currently their only drug in clinical trials, the rest are in preclinical trials or only in the research phase of development.
Panacos merged with V.I. Technologies, another Delaware based company, on March 11, 2005.
Delaware
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based pharmaceutical corporation founded in 1999. Panacos is engaged in the discovery and development of inventive therapeutics and technologies to help fight major viral illnesses. As of now, their focus is on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) anti-infectives, such as Bevirimat
Bevirimat
Bevirimat is an anti-HIV drug derived from a betulinic acid-like compound, first isolated from Syzygium claviflorum, a Chinese herb. It is believed to inhibit HIV by a novel mechanism, so-called maturation inhibition. It is not currently U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved, but is...
. Bevirimat is currently their only drug in clinical trials, the rest are in preclinical trials or only in the research phase of development.
Panacos merged with V.I. Technologies, another Delaware based company, on March 11, 2005.