(Updates)
** Shares of drug developer Dermata Therapeutics Inc
DRMA.O jump about 45% to $2.8
** Stock among top pct. gainer on Nasdaq Composite index
.IXIC
** Company's Q1 net loss narrows to $2.2 mln from $2.8 mln a
year earlier
** Dermata expects its current cash resources are sufficient
to fund operations into Q1 of 2024
** Company says it has met all requirements to move forward
with late-stage acne program for DMT310
** DMT310, derived from naturally sourced freshwater sponge,
is company's lead candidate for treatment of moderate-to-severe
acne
** In April, company announced receipt of Type C meeting
response from FDA on DMT310 chemistry, manufacturing, and
controls questions
** DRMA down about 56% YTD
(Reporting by Vaibhav Sadhamta)
((Vaibhav.Sadhamta@thomsonreuters.com;))