** Shares of drug developer Dermata Therapeutics DRMA.O
rise 28.70% to 83 cents premarket
** Co to begin enrolling patients in Dec for a late-stage
trial of DMT310 which is being studied to treat
moderate-to-severe facial acne
** This comes after agreement with the U.S. FDA on the
protocols for its program which includes two late-stage trials
to study the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of DMT310
** Co is also developing the once-weekly, topical product
DMT310 for the treatment of multiple skin diseases
** Up to last close, stock down ~90% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))