“Our novel, potent antiviral compounds for norovirus, influenza and coronavirus address critical gaps in global health where effective treatments or vaccines are currently lacking,” said Sam Lee, Ph.D., President and co-CEO of Cocrystal. “We plan to initiate a norovirus human challenge study in the U.S. later this year to evaluate our pan-viral protease inhibitor CDI-988 for the potential treatment and prevention of norovirus infection. The big surge in reported norovirus outbreaks is possibly due to norovirus variants switching from GII.4 to GII.17, as well as increased social gathering after the COVID-19 pandemic. Norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis and there are no approved therapeutics or vaccines, making it a compelling target.
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