Aus­tralian spin­out eyes the clin­ic with a pro­phy­lac­tic nasal spray for Covid-19

Whether pa­tients are im­muno­com­pro­mised or just don’t like nee­dles, one fledg­ling Aus­tralian biotech says it has an al­ter­na­tive to Covid-19 vac­cines that doesn’t in­volve a jab in the arm — and on Tues­day, it pulled in a fresh round of fund­ing to take it in­to the clin­ic.

ENA Res­pi­ra­to­ry, which spun out of ENA Ther­a­peu­tics last year, has pulled in near­ly $24.7 mil­lion (AU $30 mil­lion) to ad­vance its nasal spray for res­pi­ra­to­ry vi­ral in­fec­tions, the com­pa­ny said Tues­day.

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