NEWS18 March 2020

Ergomed Announces Provision of Clinical Research Services for COVID-19

Ergomed announces provision of clinical research services for COVID-19 clinical study

Located on Surrey Research Park, Ergomed plc, a company focused on providing specialised services to the pharmaceutical industry, today announces the initiation of a study of siltuximab, an interleukin (IL)-6 targeted monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 who have developed serious respiratory complications (Siltuximab In Serious COVID-19; SISCO Study). The study is sponsored by the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, Italy and supported by EUSA Pharma (EUSA).

Ergomed is providing clinical research services for the study and has been integrally involved in the design and implementation of the study from a clinical and operational perspective.

Dr Miroslav Reljanović, Executive Chairman of Ergomed, said: “COVID-19 represents an unprecedented global healthcare challenge and the rapid evaluation of therapies which could alter the course of the infection and improve outcomes for patients is vital. Ergomed is proud to be making a contribution to this effort by bringing our proven capabilities and expertise to bear on this important study.”

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