RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 16, 2012) – Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc has selected SCYNEXIS, Inc. as their chemical development and production partner for the first-in-class non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug MRX-4 for treatment of allergic rhinitis. MRX-4 is a first in class inhibitor of sPLA2 that has been demonstrating excellent safety and promising potency in pre-clinical and clinical studies.

Morria’s technology platform of multi-functional anti-inflammatory drugs (MFAIDs) targeting the sPLA2 family of enzymes presented unique demands in terms of synthesis, isolation and analysis. SCYNEXIS’ chemical and analytical development teams worked closely with Morria’s in-house team and successfully addressed these issues, enabling production and analysis in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Morria’s original synthesis and analysis procedures were dramatically reshaped and improved, increasing volume efficiency, product quality and yield. Efficient and readily transferable analytical methods were also developed.

“We have been consistently impressed with SCYNEXIS’ team and facilities,” said Dr. Joseph Bondi, vice president of pre-clinical development at Morria Biopharmaceuticals. “The level of expertise, dedication, regulatory compliance and creativity shown has been truly outstanding.”

“We are pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this groundbreaking approach to treatment of inflammatory conditions,” said Dr. Yves Ribeill, chief executive officer of SCYNEXIS. “Over the years, our teams have demonstrated the ability to solve diverse development problems in order to move important new treatments to patients. This project is another excellent example.”

About SCYNEXIS, Inc.
SCYNEXIS delivers integrated, efficient and innovative drug discovery and development solutions to our global health and pharmaceutical partners. Our record of success is exemplified by numerous pre-clinical and clinical candidates delivered to our clients and partners in all major therapeutic indications. SCYNEXIS’ contract research and development services include Integrated Pharmaceutical Solutions, Discovery Research and Integrated Parasitology. Founded in 2000, SCYNEXIS is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Please visit www.scynexis.com.

About Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc
Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, anti-inflammatory drugs termed multi-functional anti-inflammatory drugs (MFAIDs). Morria is determined to become a pivotal player in the anti-inflammatory drug market by developing and commercializing novel drugs for respiratory, dermatology, pulmonary, gastro-intestinal and ophthalmological inflammatory diseases. Morria’s lead drugs are MRX6 in dermatitis and MRX4 in allergic rhinitis and have each completed first-in-patient studies showing excellent safety and promising potency. Further clinical studies are scheduled for 2012.
For more information, please visit www.morria.com.

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (December 19,2011) — In a bid to catalyse malaria and neglected disease drug discovery, MMV and SCYNEXIS, Inc. have assembled a Malaria Box of 400 carefully selected commercially available compounds with antimalarial activity and will provide it to researchers at no cost.

All 400 compounds in the Malaria Box have confirmed activity against the blood-stage of P. falciparum – the most deadly of the malaria parasites – and were selected by experienced medicinal chemists from an extensive screening of around four million compounds from the chemical libraries of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline. The Malaria Box includes 200 drug-like compounds as starting points for oral drug discovery as well as 200 probe-like compounds representing the broadest cross-section of chemical diversity for use as biological tools.

“The discovery of novel molecules to feed the pipeline of antimalarial drugs remains a constant challenge,” said Tim Wells, CSO of Medicines for Malaria Venture, “and all the more pressing in light of emerging resistance to current therapies. One of the rate-limiting factors for drug discovery is access to the actual active compounds with which to conduct research. With the Malaria Box concept, together with our partner SCYNEXIS, we hope to overcome this hurdle by carefully selecting and making available the most promising molecules to propel malaria drug discovery to the next level.”

The scope of the Malaria Box goes beyond the malaria field as the compounds could also be used in research for drugs for other parasitic or neglected diseases. Making the compounds available to the entire neglected-disease community could lead to a better understanding of the similarities and differences between these diseases.

“SCYNEXIS is pleased to participate with MMV in the Malaria Box project as part of our on-going commitment to address the tremendous challenges presented by neglected diseases,” said Yves Ribeill, President & CEO of SCYNEXIS, Inc. “SCYNEXIS stands ready to direct its proprietary technologies including its Integrated Parasitology Screening Platform and its HEOS® Collaborative Discovery Information Software Platform along with its highly experienced drug discovery teams to find innovative cures for these diseases.”

The Malaria Box can be requested free-of-charge from MMV’s website: www.mmv.org/malariabox. All that is asked in return is that any data gleaned from research on the Box is published, shared and placed into the public domain to continue the virtuous cycle of research.

About MMV
MMV is recognized as the leading product development partnership (PDP) in the field of antimalarial drug research and development. It was established as a foundation in 1999, and registered in Switzerland.

MMV’s mission is to reduce the burden of malaria in disease-endemic countries by discovering, developing and facilitating delivery of new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs.

MMV’s vision is a world in which these innovative medicines will cure and protect the vulnerable and under-served populations at risk of malaria, and help to ultimately eradicate this terrible disease.

MMV’s strength comes from its product development partnership (PDP) model reflected in its network of more than 170 pharmaceutical, academic and endemic-country partners in 45 countries. MMV also works in close partnership with a number of WHO programmes that include TDR, the Global Malaria Programme (GMP) and Roll Back Malaria (RBM).

The key to MMV’s success lies in the focus of its mission, and the diversity of its team of almost 50 personnel from more than 20 countries, handpicked for their expertise and commitment to global health. Governed by the values of respect, integrity, trust and excellence, MMV is recognized for its industry-style portfolio management and wise administration of funds. It manages funds received and committed from long-term donors such as government agencies, private foundations, international organizations, and corporate foundations. In addition, it receives in-kind donations in the form of staff, facilities, and technology from its industry partners, estimated to be equal in dollar value to the funds from donors.

MMV is currently managing the largest portfolio of antimalarial R&D projects ever assembled. Of over 50 promising projects, one MMV-supported artemisinin combination therapy (ACT), Pyramax®, is undergoing regulatory review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). In October 2011 dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (Eurartesim®), an ACT developed in partnership with sigma-tau, was granted regulatory approval by the EMA and, in November 2010, Guilin’s artesunate injection for the treatment of severe malaria was approved by the WHO’s Prequalification programme with assistance from MMV. In addition, Coartem® Dispersible, a child-friendly version of the ACT Coartem, was developed by Novartis in partnership with MMV and launched in 2009. Since then, more than 92 million courses of treatment have been supplied to 35 malaria-endemic countries.

About SCYNEXIS
SCYNEXIS delivers efficient and innovative drug discovery and development solutions to our global health partners. Our record of success is exemplified by the delivery of eleven pre-clinical drug candidates over the last five years including a clinical candidate (SCYX-7158) for African sleeping sickness delivered to the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi). SCYNEXIS’ teams are available to take projects forward for industrial, academic, PDP and other partners to help address the challenges of global health. We are supported by an extensive network of global technical experts.

SCYNEXIS has developed a robust screening platform for the assessment of compounds against parasite species relevant to neglected tropical diseases. The platform is designed to identify compounds with potential activity in the areas of human health and public health.

Discovery teams consisting of medicinal chemistry, parasitology, computational chemistry, in vitro pharmacology, ADMET-PK/bioanalytical chemistry are available through SCYNEXIS Integrated Parasitology and tailored to our customers’ needs. In addition, SCYNEXIS applies its powerful proprietary technologies such as HEOS® SaaS Discovery Information Software Platform for comprehensive drug discovery information management and the MEDCHEM-FACTORY® High-Throughput Synthesis and Purification Platform to rapidly and effectively progress drug discovery projects.

For more information about MMV and the Malaria Box please contact:

Jaya Banerji
Director, Advocacy & Communications, MMV
Tel: +41 (0) 22 799 4071
Mobile: +41 (0) 79 707 7181
Email: banerjij@mmv.org

For more information about SCYNEXIS please contact:

Terry Marquardt
Executive Director
Market Development & Communications, SCYNEXIS
terry.marquardt@scynexis.com
Tel: +1-919-544-8603

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – November 7, 2011 — Drug discovery company SCYNEXIS, Inc. today presented data demonstrating that SCY-635—a novel, oral cyclophilin inhibitor being studied for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection—reactivates the body’s natural defense mechanism, making it capable of inhibiting replication of the virus. The data positions SCY-635 as a potential replacement for recombinant interferon—a component of the standard of care for hepatitis C treatment that is associated with significant side effects. The data were presented in a poster session at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in San Francisco. SCY-635 is currently undergoing Phase 2 studies.

“The results of this study introduce a completely novel mechanism to treat HCV and suggest that our oral cyclophilin inhibitor, SCY-635, could potentially replace recombinant interferon—a primary goal in the development of new treatment protocols for this disease,” said Yves Ribeill, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of SCYNEXIS. “HCV is a complex disease where the virus cloaks and hides itself from the body’s immune system. SCY-635 uncloaks the virus – making it visible to the immune system. In studies conducted to date, SCY-635 has been well-tolerated and demonstrated single-agent, clinically meaningful activity. It has also demonstrated an excellent in vitro drug – drug interaction profile with other approved products and leading products in clinical development, suggesting that SCY-635 could play an important role in the quest for a new standard of care in HCV.”

“This is different than other therapeutic approaches to eradicating HCV because SCY-635 acts primarily at the level of the host innate immune response pathway,” said Sam Hopkins, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of SCYNEXIS. “Acting predominantly at the level of a host target, cyclophilin A, lessens the likelihood of developing resistance which is typically associated with direct acting antiviral agents.”

In the poster presentation entitled, “The Non-Immunosuppressive Cyclophilin Inhibitor SCY-635 Exerts Clinical Anti-HCV Activity by Up Regulating the Expression of Endogenous Interferons,” SCYNEXIS demonstrated that treatment with SCY-635 monotherapy resulted in dose and concentration dependent increases in the plasma protein concentrations of multiple endogenous interferons including interferon alpha and interferon lambda-1 in patients chronically infected with genotype 1a hepatitis C virus. The upregulated expression of multiple interferons was associated with increased expression of interferon stimulated genes . The data also show a correlation of SCY-635 plasma levels and the expression of type 1 and type 3 interferons; the presence of these interferons demonstrate that the body is now able to respond to the virus.

SCYNEXIS also presented two additional studies of SCY-635 at AASLD. In one study, SCYNEXIS showed that consistent with the clinical observations, SCY-635 results in an increased expression of multiple type 1 and 3 interferons in vitro and that SCY-635 is equally as effective as IFNα-2b in clearing HCV and preventing viral rebound in vitro. The final study examined potential drug interactions between SCY-635 and telaprevir and demonstrated that SCY-635 presented a lower risk of potential adverse drugdrug interactions when compared in vitro with other cyclophilin inhibitors.

About SCY-635 and SCYNEXIS’ Cyclophilin Inhibitor Platform
SCY-635 represents a new class of therapeutic agents for the treatment of HCV infection. SCY-635 is the first candidate in a novel class of non-immunosuppressive, oral cyclophilin inhibitors owned by SCYNEXIS. Cyclophilins are a family of enzymatic proteins that assist in the folding and transport of other proteins synthesized within a cell. Scientists at SCYNEXIS have synthesized derivatives of Cyclosporine A in which cyclophilin binding activity (which mediates anti-HCV activity) is separated from calcineurin binding activity (which mediates immunosuppression). A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that non-immunosuppressive analogs of Cyclosporine A may have applications in multiple therapeutic areas. Cyclophilins play a central role in the pathophysiology of chronic viral infection, neuro- and cardiodegenerative diseases. Cyclophilin inhibition therefore represents an attractive target for drug discovery and development.

About SCYNEXIS
SCYNEXIS is a premier drug discovery and development company delivering effective and innovative drug pipeline solutions to pharmaceutical and global health partners. Our record of success is demonstrated by the delivery of 11 pre-clinical and clinical drug candidates over the last 5 years. The Company, which is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is developing a proprietary internal pipeline based on cyclophilin inhibitors, a class of drugs that hold significant potential for the treatment of a broad range of diseases. Please visit our website at www.scynexis.com.

SCYNEXIS, Inc.
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Market Development & Communications
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Nov. 2, 2011) SCYNEXIS, Inc., PharmaDirections, Inc. and TAU Therapeutics have collaboratively developed an innovative API synthetic process for mibefradil which will allow TAU to begin their Phase 1 clinical trials.

TAU Therapeutics is developing mibefradil for the treatment of cancer. Mibefradil is a previously marketed T-type calcium channel blocker which has a demonstrated ability to arrest tumor cells at their most vulnerable metabolic point – the G1/S checkpoint – uniquely amplifying the effects of conventional radiation and chemotherapies and overcoming drug resistance. Sequential administration of mibefradil with potent anti-cancer treatments (such as Temozolomide) has demonstrated a dramatic increase in lifespan in preclinical animal models of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). TAU Therapeutics’ proprietary Interlaced Therapy™ platform has potential to treat multiple solid tumor types by synchronizing the cell cycle of proliferating cells and enhancing the efficacy of cytotoxic cancer chemotherapeutics.

“We are thrilled to work with such an outstanding team to develop our first in-class oncology product. SCYNEXIS proved once again its extraordinary strength in chemistry and project management,” said Andrew Krouse, chief executive officer and co-founder of TAU Therapeutics.

SCYNEXIS and PharmaDirections have been involved in the process and analytical development and GMP manufacturing of mibefradil since 2010. Their challenge was to develop a new synthetic route for the drug. Part of the process development program required SCYNEXIS to make significant improvements over the published synthetic scheme in order to minimize or eliminate impurities seen in the original manufacturing process.

The resulting optimized process significantly improved the purity enabling TAU Therapeutics to expeditiously file the CMC sections and IND for a number of clinical studies using mibefradil. Working together with SCYNEXIS, PharmaDirections provided their medicinal chemistry and project management expertise along with Tim McDonald, the CSO at TAU Therapeutics to bring about a successful conclusion to the project.

“We are gratified to have been able to play a significant role in moving forward this innovative approach to cancer treatment,” said Yves Ribeill, president and chief executive officer of SCYNEXIS. “This project demonstrated that collaborating partners can achieve breakthrough science with new approaches to drug discovery and development.”

“This was an excellent example of how scientific teams can interact to overcome complex challenges and deliver a quality product,” said Dr. Rick Soltero, president of PharmaDirections.

PharmaDirections has managed TAU Therapeutic’s IND enabling program including CMC projects, IND regulatory filings and clinical development since early 2010. PharmaDirections also played a key role in coordinating contract research organizations on behalf of TAU Therapeutics and ultimately evaluating and managing all external contract research, development, manufacturing and clinical activities.

About TAU Therapeutics
TAU Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to providing patients with a better way of treating cancer through the development of calcium T-channel therapeutics. TAU is the world leader in developing calcium T-channel products for the treatment of cancer and other indications. TAU’s novel, targeted Interlaced Therapy™ platform utilizes cell cycle synchronization technology and traditional chemotherapies to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Ultimately, Interlaced Therapy™ magnifies the effects of chemotherapy on cancer cells while preserving healthy cells. It is TAU’s goal to usher in Interlaced Therapy™ as a new standard of care for all solid tumor cancers. From the bench to the bedside, TAU is working diligently both to expand Interlaced Therapy™ to all solid tumor cancers and simultaneously further the development of its novel technologies and compounds.

TAU Therapeutics is based in Charlottesville, VA and was spun out of the University of Virginia. To learn more, please visit www.TAUTherapeutics.com.

About SCYNEXIS, Inc.
SCYNEXIS delivers integrated, efficient and innovative drug discovery and development solutions to our global health and pharmaceutical partners. Our record of success is exemplified by the delivery of eleven pre-clinical drug candidates over the last five years. SCYNEXIS’ fully-integrated contract research and development services include medicinal chemistry, advanced biological screening, in vitro pharmacology and ADMET, DMPK, bioanalytical and analytical chemistry, process chemistry and cGMP manufacturing. The SCYNEXIS process chemistry department recently passed a general inspection and pre-approval inspection (PAI) by the FDA in support of a customer’s NDA.

Founded in 2000, SCYNEXIS is located in Research Triangle Park, N.C. SCYNEXIS is registered with both the FDA and DEA. To learn more, please visit www.scynexis.com.

About PharmaDirections
PharmaDirections offers the highest level of scientific and management expertise to transform new technologies into successful drug products. The company provides consulting and project management with a unique approach to managing preclinical, CMC and regulatory affairs programs. The company provides strategic planning and oversees and directs pharmaceutical contract research using its own scientific experts and project managers at partner laboratories who are our sub-contractors.

PharmaDirections is a comprehensive R&D resource for pharmaceutical and biotech companies who need more than just outsourcing of their API or drug product development and manufacturing. To learn more, please visit www.PharmaDirections.com.

For further information, please contact:
SCYNEXIS, Inc.
Terry Marquardt
Executive Director
Market Development & Communications
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Tel: +1-919-544-8603

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Rick Rountree
Rick Rountree Communications, Inc.
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