Synairgen

Synairgen PLC
AIM: SNG
IndustryDrug discovery
Biotechnology
Founded2003 (2003)[1]
Founder
Headquarters,
Key people
  • Richard Marsden (CEO)
  • John Ward (CFO)
  • Phillip Monk (CSO)
Websitesynairgen.com

Synairgen is a University spin-off and public limited company (plc) [2][1][3] working in drug discovery and biotechnology. It was founded in 2003 by University of Southampton professors Stephen Holgate,[4] Donna E. Davies and Ratko Djukanovic. The company is developing an inhaled formulation of interferon-beta for severe viral respiratory diseases including COVID-19.[5][6][7][8][9]

Richard Marsden was appointed chief executive officer in September 2009.[10]

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  4. ^ "Clean Air Champion Professor Sir Stephen Holgate receives Knighthood". Clean Air Programme. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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  6. ^ Neate, Rupert (July 24, 2020). "'Major' breakthrough in Covid-19 drug makes UK professors millionaires". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Anon (2020). "Expert reaction to announcement by Synairgen that their drug SNG001 has had positive results in initial trials on COVID-19 patients". Science Media Centre.
  8. ^ Donnelly, Laura (July 20, 2020). "Coronavirus drug hailed as game-changer after trial finds it cuts chances of severe illness". telegraph.co.uk. Daily Telegraph.
  9. ^ Holgate, Stephen; Agusti, Alvar; Strieter, Robert M.; Anderson, Gary P.; Fogel, Robert; Bel, Elisabeth; Martin, Thomas R.; Reiss, Theodore F. (2015). "Drug development for airway diseases: looking forward". Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 14 (6): 367–368. doi:10.1038/nrd4645. ISSN 1474-1776. PMID 26000726. S2CID 8539798.
  10. ^ "SNG: Synairgen PLC Stock Price Quote - London - Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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