matinas biopharma (nyse mkt: mtnb) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative anti-infectives for orphan indications. the company's proprietary, disruptive technology utilizes lipid-crystal nano-particle cochleates to nano-encapsulate existing drugs, making them safer, more tolerable, less toxic and orally bioavailable. the company's lead drug candidate mat2203, currently in phase 2, is an orally-administered, encochleated formulation of amphotericin b (a broad spectrum fungicidal agent). the company has an open investigational new drug (ind) application for mat2501, currently in phase 1, which is an orally-administered, encochleated formulation of amikacin (a broad spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic agent) for acute bacterial infections, including non-tuberculous mycobacterium (ntm) and multi-drug resistant gram negative bacterial infections. the company's lead anti-infective product candidates, mat2203 and mat2501, position matinas biopharma to bec