Savara Inc.(NasdaqGS:SVRA) added to Russell 3000 Index

Savara Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on rare respiratory diseases. The Company’s lead program, molgramostim nebulizer solution (molgramostim), is an inhaled biologic, specifically an inhaled granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in Phase III development for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). Molgramostim is an inhaled formulation of recombinant human GM-CSF and is being developed for the treatment of aPAP. Molgramostim nebulizer solution is administered once daily by inhalation via a high efficiency nebulizer, the eFlow Nebulizer System (PARI Pharma GmbH). Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease characterized by the accumulation of surfactant in the alveoli (or air sacs) of the lungs. The Company is engaged in the advancement of the molgramostim aPAP program and the Phase III IMPALA-2 clinical trial and outsourcing capital-intensive operations.