Curza Aims At Treatment For Lyme Disease With New Antibiotic

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Utah drug research company, Curza, takes aim at Lyme disease By Chris Miller, KUTV-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah

August 25, 2015

http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-drug-research-company-curza-takes-aim-at-lyme-disease
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Curza, a Provo-based pharmaceutical research company, is on the cusp of a medical breakthrough that could treat victims of chronic Lyme disease.

The company is entering phase two of clinical research on their newly designed antibiotic called CZ-99. They'll soon be testing the drug on infected mice at the University of California, Davis.

An initial clinical trial at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, found CZ-99 to be 60 percent more effective in treating Lyme disease than the traditional antibiotics used to treat the illness.

Curza CEO Ryan Davies says they have a patent on a technology used to penetrate bacteria's protective outer layer, or biofilm, making its new antibiotic more effective than outdated medications.
 
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