NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Announces New Preclinical Data to be Presented at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 67th Annu...( Product Candidate NVC-422 Demonstrate...),Health

Product Candidate NVC-422 Demonstrates Ability to Treat Subcutaneous Infections

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Alternext: NBY), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that new preclinical data related to NVC-422, the lead molecule in NovaBay's, proprietary Aganocide(R) class of compounds, will be presented at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco during March 6-10, 2009. NovaBay is focused on developing first-in-class, novel, synthetic anti-infective product candidates that are bioequivalent to the active antimicrobial molecules generated within white blood cells for the treatment and prevention of bacterial, fungal, and viral infections without developing resistance.

"We have new data at the upcoming AAD annual meeting that further demonstrate the potential of NVC-422 and our Aganocide class of compounds to effectively treat chronic and common fungal skin infections," said Dr. Ron Najafi, chairman and chief executive officer. "Data from the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals confirm how our novel, anti-infective agent in an animal model is highly effective not only on the skin surface, but also showed potent ability to kill subcutaneous organisms by route of the hair follicles."

Following are the details on the poster presentation.

    Saturday, March 7
    Poster Title: "Efficacy of NVC 422 in the Topical Treatment of
    Dermatophytosis in a Guinea Pig Model"
    Professor Mahmoud Ghannoum et al
    Time: 9:20 a.m. Pacific Time
    Moscone Center North, Hall E, Abstract #2405

About NVC-422

NVC-422 is the lead molecule in NovaBay's Aganocide class of compounds. NVC-422 is a non-antibiotic, stable analog of an anti-infective molecule produced by white blood cells. NovaBay b
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