Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced that antiviral research related to Brilacidin has been accepted for an Oral Presentation at the 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), taking place August 23-26, 2021, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL. Brilacidin is the only non-peptidic defensin-mimetic drug candidate currently in a clinical trial as a treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. Additionally, Brilacidin has shown potent and consistent inhibition in vitro against coronaviruses, alphaviruses and bunyaviruses (with laboratory testing against other viruses also underway), supporting Brilacidin’s potential to be developed as a broad spectrum antiviral. The annual global antiviral drug market is estimated to reach $44 billion by 2026.