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Poxel Announces Initiation of TIMES 2 and TIMES 3 Trials for the Phase 3 Program for Imeglimin, an Investigational Therapeutic Agent for Type 2 Diabetes, in Japan

Imeglimin Phase 3 TIMES 1, TIMES 2 and TIMES 3 trials are underway in Japan
Japanese New Drug Application submission for Imeglimin targeted in 2020
Diabetes is a fast-growing market in Asia and Japan is the second largest single market for type 2 diabetes outside of the U.S.; it is expected to grow to approximately $6 billion in 2020

LYON, France- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- POXEL SA (Euronext – POXEL - FR0012432516), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative treatments for metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) announced today the initiation of the TIMES 2 and TIMES 3 trials for the Phase 3 program for Imeglimin, an investigational therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes, in Japan. Referred to as TIMES (Trials of IMeglimin for Efficacy and Safety), the Imeglimin Phase 3 program in Japan includes three pivotal trials to evaluate Imeglimin’s efficacy and safety in approximately 1,100 patients.