Canopus BioPharma Inc. announced that it has completed crucial research in confirming efficacy of a prescription drug: CB008 for Ebola Virus inhibition. Laboratories at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio Texas have demonstrated complete in-vitro inhibition of the live Ebola Virus strain Zaire at concentrations of CB008 that are achievable by oral administration. CB008 is only one of a family of prescription drugs which has been demonstrated by Canopus BioPharma to have potential in preventing Hemorrhagic syndrome and inhibiting Ebola Viral replication.

CB008 is an in-house codename for a well-established prescription drug first approved by the FDA in the early 1980's for other medical indications. CB008 is an effective, safe treatment for Ebola Virus. Canopus BioPharma has signed a confidential agreement with a major pharmaceutical company who are reviewing the results and the possibility of expediting an Ebola non-human primate study.

Following this, CB008 can progress to a human Ebola patient clinical trial in West Africa.