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Nanoveu higher as antiviral phone protectors are approved by TGA

Published: 11:08 02 Jun 2020 AEST

Nanoveu Ltd - Nanoveu higher as antiviral phone protectors are approved by TGA
The TGA approval permits commercial sales in Australia

Nanoveu Ltd (ASX:NVU) has opened higher on approval of its antiviral phone protection technology by the Australian Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).

The technology has received Class I Medical Device status which is reserved for low-risk and non-invasive medical equipment, such as surgical retractors or tongue depressors.

With Nanoveu’s TGA submission being successful, the technology is now listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), which permits commercial sale within Australia.

Shares open higher

Shares have been as much as 20% higher in early trade to 12 cents and are up from 2.5 cents at close on April 2.

Nanoveu executive chairman and CEO Alfred Chong said: “Nanoveu continues to work to bring antiviral phone protection products to market and it is pleasing to see this regulatory hurdle surpassed.

“To date, we have received a number of highly positive results right across our regulatory, production and testing activities.”

Nanoveu’s antiviral protectors protect smartphone and tablet users from viruses and bacteria.

Successful testing

The TGA registration follows successful testing of the phone protection technology against a range of bacteria and coronaviruses.

This process included independent testing against the human transmitted coronavirus strain OC43 by Bioscience Laboratories, at its testing facility in Montana, USA.

Testing involved placing a solution containing OC43 strain coronaviruses on a thin film containing the antiviral technology with the virus all but eradicated in half an hour.

In line with Nanoveu’s testing of the MHV-A59 strain, which demonstrated 90% elimination of the virus in just 10 minutes, the research on the OC43 strain targeted a betacoronavirus.

These are single-stranded RNA viruses emerging from animals and are typically associated with respiratory ailments. SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 are all forms of betacoronavirus.

Nanoveu now possesses multiple independent research results demonstrating the effectiveness of its antiviral technology against pathogenic betacoronaviruses affecting animals, as well as humans.

Commercialisation process

Chong said: “The addition of our technology to the ARTG is an important step in the commercialisation process and we continue to anticipate the launch in late Q2 2020/early Q3 2020.”

After the successful submission to the TGA, Nanoveu will now focus its regulatory efforts towards a submission to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA is a US federal government agency tasked with protecting human and environmental health.

As such, it is responsible for creating standards and laws promoting the health of individuals and the environment.

Nanoveu has appointed specialised EPA consultants to assist with the process and will update the market on the product submission.

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