** Shares in Abionyx Pharma ABNX.PA jump 8.4% after the
biopharmaceutical group reported positive interim results in the
clinical trial of its CER-001 therapy for septic patients at
high risk of acute kidney injury urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2W50B5
** The group says CER-001 rapidly improved biomarkers of
inflammation, preventing septic patients' decline into acute
kidney injury
** "The promising interim results of this Phase 2a study
confirm that CER-001 could potentially fill a void that exists
in treating sepsis and other severe, acute inflammatory
diseases," CEO Cyrille Tupin says
** "Although this publication is only a step in this phase
IIa study, the initial results bode well for the continuation of
the process" - MidCap Partners
(Reporting by Diana Mandiá)
((diana.mandiaalvarez@thomsonreuters.com))