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Travelan Sales Continue to Soar in Third Quarter of FY2018 in Australian & US Markets
Australia, April 23, 2018: Immuron Limited (ASX: IMC; NASDAQ: IMRN), an Australian microbiome biopharmaceutical
company focused on developing and commercializing orally delivered targeted polyclonal antibodies for the treatment of inflammatory
mediated and infectious diseases, is today pleased to announce the sales results of its commercially available, over-the-counter
gastrointestinal and digestive health supplement Travelan , for the third fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018.
robust sales growth continued throughout the third quarter both in Australia and the US, with combined sales to March 31, 2018
reaching AUD$1.37M marking a 40% increase on the same period last year.
third quarter saw US Travelan sales surge ahead, achieving AUD$166K and marking a +95% increase compared to
the AUD$85K sales figure achieved for the same period last year. This resulted in year-to-date (YTD) US sales of AUD$501K for
nine-months ended March 31, 2018, compared to AUD$180K sales for the same period last year. These figures demonstrate
that Immuron is on track to more than double its 2017 sales of Travelan in the US market by the end of the
Australia, Travelan continues its sales momentum achieving AUD$863K for the nine-months ended March 31, 2018,
representing a +9% increase on the same period last year.
healthy growth of Travelan sales can be attributed to our continued trade marketing program within major Australian
pharmacies and our distribution in the USA through over 193 Passport Health Travel Clinics. An additional 39 clinics within the
Passport Health Travel network will commence distribution of Travelan in the fourth quarter, providing even
further opportunities to bolster US sales.
Marketing Manager Mr. David Montgomery, said,
addition to the growing distribution of Travelan , the ground-breaking US Department of Defense (DoD) research
report which was announced in January 2018 has generated excitement within the investor market and the travel medicine community.
primary goal of this US DoD program was to investigate Travelan 's immunological reactivity with pathogenic
bacteria including Campylobacter, Enterotoxigenic E-coli and Shigella.
The tested bacterial isolates
originated from the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS) in Bangkok, Thailand an overseas laboratory of
the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) library of infectious diseases. The pathogenic bacteria were retrieved from
infected personnel deployed in Bhutan, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand over a 20-year period.
research findings have provided further data to build on existing clinical trial results for Travelan and have
provided us with a powerful message to take to the market that the antibodies in Travelan were able to bind
and reactive to all 180 strains of bacteria tested demonstrating the broad spectrum antimicrobial potential of the product .
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| Jerry Kanellos Chief Executive Officer (Interim) Ph: +61 (0)3 9824 5254 jerrykanellos@immuron.com | Jon Cunningham RedChip Companies, Inc. US Ph: +1 (407) 644 4256, (ext. 107) jon@redchip.com | Peter Taylor NWR Communications Ph: +61 (0)4 1203 6231 peter@nwrcommunications.com.au |
Limited (ASX: IMC, NASDAQ: IMRN), is an Australian microbiome biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
orally delivered targeted polyclonal antibodies for the treatment of inflammatory mediated and infectious diseases. Immuron has
a unique and safe technology platform that enables a shorter development therapeutic cycle. The Company currently markets and
sells Travelan for the prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea and its lead clinical candidate, IMM-124E,
is in Phase II clinical trials for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (SAH) and Pediatric
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Immuron's second clinical stage asset, IMM-529, is targeting Clostridium
difficile Infections (CDI). These products together with the Company's other preclinical immunotherapy pipeline
products targeting immune-related diseases currently under development, will meet a large unmet need in the global immunotherapy
more information visit: http://www.immuron.com
is an orally administered passive immunotherapy that prophylactically reduces the likelihood of contracting travellers'
diarrhoea. Travelan is a highly purified tabletised preparation of hyper immune bovine antibodies and other
factors, which when taken with meals bind to diarhoea-causing bacteria and prevent colonization and the pathology associated with
travellers' diarrhoea. In Australia Travelan is approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
as a listed medicine on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (AUST L106709) and is indicated to reduce the risk of travellers'
diarrhoea and associated symptoms of minor gastrointestinal disorders. In the USA Travelan is sold as a dietary
supplement in accordance with section 403 (r)(6) of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
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