NanoViricides, Inc Appoints Todd Rokita as A New Member of the Board and Also to the Board’s Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee
May 20, 2020 at 02:46 am IST
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Effective May 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of NanoViricides, Inc. appointed Todd Rokita as a new member of the Board to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. At the same time, Mr. Rokita was also appointed to the Board’s Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Rokita currently serves as co-owner and General Counsel and Vice President of External Affairs, Apex Benefits Group, Inc. where he serves as a member of the executive team and the corporate board. He is responsible for legal strategies, including litigation, acquisitions and other matters, primarily involving ERISA and employment laws, and is responsible for the regulatory compliance of Apex’s clients. In his role, he serves as the public face of the company and is responsible for external messaging, events, and other outreach functions. Mr. Rokita was elected to the United States Congress as a Representative from the State of Indiana, serving four terms from 2011 to 2019.
NanoViricides, Inc. is a development stage company, which is creating special purpose nanomaterials for antiviral therapy. The Company's novel nanoviricide class of drug candidates are designed to specifically attack enveloped virus particles and to dismantle them. Its lead drug candidate is NV-CoV-2 (API NV-387) for the treatment of COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Its other advanced candidate is NV-HHV-1 for the treatment of Shingles. NV-CoV-2 is its nanoviricide drug candidate for COVID-19 containing the nanoviricide API, NV-387. NV-CoV-2-R is its other drug candidate for COVID-19, which is made up of NV-387 with remdesivir encapsulated within its polymeric micelles. It has developed both of its own drug candidates, NV-CoV-2 and NV-CoV-2-R independently. It is also developing drugs against a number of viral diseases, including RSV, oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye, including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu and others.