Paris (France). August 6. 2019. Inotrem S.A., a biotechnology company specialized in immunotherapy for acute inflammatory syndromes, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the ASTONISH trial (Phase IIb) where the safety, tolerance and efficacy of nangibotide (LR12), its lead compound for septic shock, will be studied. The IND is now effective allowing Inotrem to begin its planned Phase IIb study in septic shock patients in the US.