SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced that Taylor Sandison, M.D., M.P.H., has been named chief medical officer (CMO) of the company. Dr. Sandison has been serving as acting chief medical officer of Cidara since September 2016. As CMO, he will continue to lead the global clinical development of CD101 IV, Cidara's novel echinocandin antifungal, currently in Phase 2 clinical trials, as well as…

SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced that data from nonclinical studies of its novel echinocandin antifungal CD101 and its CloudbreakTM antibacterial immunotherapy CD201 will be presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Vienna, Austria from April 22-25 and at the 2017 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon from April 26-29. "These presentations highlight…

CARB-X Funding to Advance Novel First-in-Class Bispecific Immunotherapy to Fight Multi-drug Resistant Bacterial Infections SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced that the company has received a grant for up to $6.9 million from CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Accelerator) to advance the development of its antibiotic immunotherapy, CD201, for the treatment of life-threatening multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections. CD201 is the first…

SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2017 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, will host an Investor Day on Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT (5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PDT) in New York City. Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, and other members of the Cidara management team, will provide a comprehensive corporate update. In addition, notable infectious disease experts will discuss…

SAN DIEGO, March 15, 2017 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today reported financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2016 and provided an update on its corporate activities and product pipeline. "Cidara continued to make progress throughout the year in moving our development programs forward," said Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cidara. "We executed on our CD101 clinical…

Further Development of CD101 Topical for VVC to be discontinued CD101 IV development program in candidemia and invasive candidiasis (including Phase 2 STRIVE trial) continuing and remains on track Company to Host Conference Call Today at 5:30 a.m. PT SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2017 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today reported that the randomized, controlled Phase 2 RADIANT clinical trial in acute vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) did not…

Topline Data Expected in First Quarter 2017 SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in the RADIANT trial, a Phase 2 randomized trial evaluating the safety, tolerability and efficacy of two topical treatment regimens of the novel echinocandin antifungal, CD101, in women with moderate to severe acute vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). CD101 topical is the first and only agent in…

Data Showcase Compound's Discovery through Development and Potential to Expand Echinocandin Utility Across Multiple Infectious-Disease Indications SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced that data from preclinical and clinical studies evaluating the company's novel echinocandin antifungal CD101 appear in the December 5 online issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC). These latest findings add to the growing body of published scientific evidence that…

SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today announced that data from preclinical and clinical studies evaluating its novel echinocandin antifungal CD101 will be presented at the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition taking place in San Diego from December 3-6, 2016. CD101 is Cidara's lead antifungal drug candidate and the only long-acting antifungal in the echinocandin class. "Patients with blood cancers…

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2016 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and provided an update on its corporate activities and product pipeline. "Cidara made major progress in the third quarter and achieved significant clinical and corporate milestones. We enrolled the first patient in our Phase 2 STRIVE study of CD101 IV in candidemia, announced CD201 as…