News & Press

Recent Recognition

Without actively seeking attention, Pulmotect has enjoyed invitations and awards from many groups. Many of these are from peer-reviewed sources.

• Rice Alliance Conference, awarded a “Most Promising Company” award, ‘08

• World’s Best Technology Showcase presentation, ‘08

• Top 5 award at the national NCET2 conference in Washington DC, ‘08

• Client Company of the Houston Technology Center

• American Society for Cell Biology “2007 Press Book” selection

• Featured on front page of Houston Chronicle

• Featured in BusinessWeek, Forbes, USNews, Washington Post and multiple other media sources
   

Published News Releases

• Business Wire - Texas Emerging Technology Fund makes $250,000 Investment into Pulmotect

• Houston Chronicle - Lab Finds Fast Way to Boost Immunity

• BusinessWeek - Breathe Deep Against Bacteria

• U.S. News, Forbes, Washington Post, MSN - Germ-Fighting Inhaler Could Fend Off Bioterror Agents

• MD Anderson Cancer Center - Aerosol Launches Immune Response in Lungs to Wipe Out Lethal Infections

• Texas Medical Center News - Nasal Spray Protects Against Deadly Lung Infections

• Victory - Aerosol Immune Builder May Prevent Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Cancer Patients

• OncoLog - Aerosol Therapy May Offer Hope to Infection-Prone Patients

• Messenger, Inside MD Anderson - In Our Labs: Wiping Out Lethal Infections

Published Journal Articles

• Stimulation of Lung Innate Immunity Protects against Lethal Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Mice

– American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol 177, 2008

• Augmented Lung Inflammation Protects against Influenza A Pneumonia

– PLoS ONE, 2 January 2009, Volume 4, Issue 1

• Stimulated Innate Resistance of Lung Epithelium Protects Mice Broadly Against Bacteria and Fungi

– American Journal of Respiratory and Cell and Molecular Biology. Published ahead of print on March 27, 2009