TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today it has dosed the first patient in the Phase II trial of its lead drug LSALT peptide, targeting prevention of acute lung injury, acute kidney injury and other complications caused by inflammation in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe cases of COVID-19.

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that it received approval in Turkey from the Ministry of Health to proceed with the Phase II trial of its lead drug LSALT peptide (Metablok), targeting acute lung injury and acute kidney injury caused by inflammation in patients with moderate to severe cases of COVID-19.

TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that it received approval in Turkey from the Istanbul University Ethics Committee for the Phase II trial of its lead drug LSALT peptide (Metablok), targeting acute lung injury and acute kidney injury caused by inflammation in patients with severe cases of COVID-19.

TORONTO, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), a clinical stage company developing new drug candidates for treating organ damage caused by inflammation, today announced that applications to the Turkish Ministry of Health and local Ethics Committee have been submitted to obtain permission to recruit COVID-19 patients in Turkey for the Phase II trial of its lead drug, LSALT peptide (Metablok).

TORONTO, Aug. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF) announced today that it will host a webinar on August 18, 2020 at 11:00am EST to present an overview of the LSALT Peptide development program and upcoming Phase II human trial to treat inflammation in patients with severe complications from Covid-19.

TORONTO, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that it received independent Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for the Phase II trial of its lead drug LSALT peptide (Metablok) targeting acute lung injury and acute kidney injury caused by inflammation in patients with severe cases of COVID-19.

TORONTO, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc. (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), a clinical stage company developing new drug candidates for treating organ damage caused by inflammation, today announced that it has chosen its first U.S. clinical site for the Phase II trial of its lead drug LSALT peptide (Metablok).

• Multi-center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical study targeting the prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
• Novel Mechanism of Action - a selective dipeptidase-1 antagonist that prevents leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells reducing inflammation and subsequent organ damage
• Investigational New Drug application activated and U.S. FDA permission to proceed with Phase II trial to treat complications in COVID-19 patients.
• Phase 1 study in 52 healthy male and female volunteers is complete with LSALT peptide meeting primary endpoint of safety and tolerability.