VANCOUVER, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BetterLife Pharma Inc. (“BetterLife” or the “Company”) (CSE: BETR / OTCQB: BETRF / FRA: NPAT) an emerging biotech company, today announced that Company CEO Dr. Ahmad Doroudian was interviewed by the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE) to discuss Betterlife’s post-merger business model and significant changes by management to position the Company for the future.
The CSE’s Barrington Miller and Dr. Doroudian discussed BetterLife’s ambitions and plans post-merger to advance the Company’s clinical trial programs and therapeutic pipeline consisting of three products, including AP-003, a patent-pending interferon a2b (IFNa2b) inhalation formulation. Recent studies from the UK and China have provided compelling data that suggest the therapeutic efficacy of interferon-based treatments for COVID-19.Highlights of the interview include:What BetterLife is doing about COVID-19;How early AP-003 might be available, and how it might also be used for prevention;The differentiators between BetterLife and other companies developing COVID-19 treatments;Why the treatment approach (in addition to a vaccine) is essential in tackling COVID-19; andUpcoming clinical trials to test AP-003 in Australia and what that means for the Company’s investors.The broadcast of the exclusive podcast produced by the CSE can be heard here.About BetterLife Pharma Inc.:BetterLife Pharma Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic pharmaceuticals as well as drug delivery platform technologies. BetterLife is refining and developing drug candidates from a broad set of complementary interferon-based technologies which have the potential to engage the immune system to fight virus infections, such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and human papillomavirus (HPV), and/or to directly inhibit tumours to treat specific types of cancer.For further information please visit www.blifetherapeutics.com. Cautionary NoteThe Company is not making any express or implied claims that AP-003 or any other product has the ability to eliminate, cure or contain the COVID-19 (or SARS-2 Coronavirus) at this time.ContactDost Mustaq, BDA International Investor Relations Contact
Email: ir@blifepharma.com
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