AVI BioPharma News http://www.avibio.com/ AVI BioPharma News and Press Releases Tue, 3 August 2009 08:00:00 PDT AVI BioPharma?s Drug Candidate AVI-5038 Receives European Orphan Drug Designation For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophyhttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0071.phpBOTHELL, WA - February 5, 2010Fri, 5 February 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0071.phpAVI BioPharma GLP Safety Pharmacology and Genotoxicity Evaluations of AVI-4658 for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Published in the International Journal of Toxicologyhttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0070.phpBOTHELL, WA - February 4, 2010 - AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII), a developer of RNA-based drugs, today announced that the results and scientific findings of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)-compliant safety pharmacology and genotoxicity evaluations of AVI-4658, a drug candidate being developed by AVI for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), were published online in the International Journal of Toxicology.Thu, 4 February 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0070.phpTMTI Accomplishments Have Advanced the Nation's Ability to Successfully Counter an Emerging Biothreathttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0069.phpBOTHELL, WA - January 15, 2010Fri, 15 January 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0069.phpSystemic Treatment with AVI-4658 Demonstrates RNA Exon Skipping and Dystrophin Protein Expression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patientshttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0068.phpBOTHELL, WA - December 22, 2009Tue, 22 December 2009 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0068.phpAVI BioPharma, Inc. Presents Update on AVI-4658 at TREAT-NMD / NIH International Conference http://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0067.phpBOTHELL, WA - November 19, 2009Thu, 19 November 2009 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0067.phpAVI BioPharma, Inc. to Present at Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI) Industry Dayhttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0066.phpBOTHELL, WA - November 18, 2009Wed, 18 November 2009 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0066.phpAVI BioPharma Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results & Corporate Highlightshttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0065.phpBOTHELL, WA - November 9, 2009Mon, 9 November 2009 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0065.phpAVI BioPharma Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Callhttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0064.phpBOTHELL, WA - November 2, 2009 - AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII), a developer of RNA-based drugs, will hold a conference call to report third quarter 2009 financial results on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time (6:30 a.m. Pacific time).Mon, 2 November 2009 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0064.phpAVI BioPharma Presents Updated Safety Data from Ongoing Systemic Trial of AVI-4658 at 7th Annual Action Duchenne International Conferencehttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0063.phpBOTHELL, WA - October 26, 2009Mon, 26 October 2009 05:00:00 PDThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0063.phpAVI BioPharma to Present Safety Update from Ongoing Systemic Trial of AVI-4658 at 7th Annual Action Duchenne International Conferencehttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0062.phpBOTHELL, WA - October 22, 2009Thu, 22 October 2009 05:00:00 PDThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0062.phpExon Skipping Drug Prevents Muscle Wasting and Maintains Muscle Function in Severely Affected, Dystrophin Deficient Micehttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0061.phpOXFORD, UNITED KINGDON AND BOTHELL, WA - October 20, 2009 - An exon skipping PPMO has demonstrated dramatic effects in the prevention and treatment of severely affected, dystrophin and utrophin-deficient mice, preventing severe deterioration of the treated animals and extending their lifespan. These findings were published online today in the journal Molecular Therapy and support the promise of this therapeutic approach for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). These results were published by researchers at University of Oxford, AVI BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVII) and the University of Western Australia, Perth.Tue, 20 October 2009 07:00:00 PDThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0061.phpExon Skipping Therapy Shows Promise in Prevention or Delay of Heart Disease Associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophyhttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0060.phpBOTHELL, WA - October 19, 2009Mon, 19 October 2009 05:04:00 PDThttp://www.avibio.com/pr/pr0060.php