** U.S.-listed shares of German-based biopharma company
InflaRx IF0G.F IFRX.O rise 5.6% to $1.7 premarket
** Co's experimental inflammatory drug, INF904, was well
tolerated with no safety concerns in an early-stage study
** The drug targets C5a receptor that modulates inflammatory
responses and obesity
** Plans to advance INF904 to a mid-stage study towards the
end of 2024
** Co is also conducting additional pre-clinical studies to
enable longer-term dosing of drug for inflammatory diseases
** Stock was down 47.4% in 2023, after hitting a near
two-year high after receiving FDA's emergency-use authorization
for its COVID injection
(Reporting by Sneha S K)
((Sneha.SK@thomsonreuters.com;))