** Biopharma co's shares NBY.A surge 31.2% to $90 cents
premarket
** Co announces its proprietary hypochlorous acid solution
has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval
for a kill claim against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
COVID-19 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw24kstxa
** Approval follows third-party laboratory results in July
showing effectiveness of the antimicrobial spray
** The solution has been found to safely eliminate 99.9% of
viruses and bacteria on nonporous hard surfaces
** Up to Friday's close, stock up ~7% YTD
(Reporting by Shivani Kumaresan in Bengaluru)
((Shivani.Kumaresan@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 646 223 8780))