ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. “We began 2020 in stride, enrolling patients into our Phase 3 DISRUPT superiority study of exebacase and then receiving Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for exebacase for the treatment of MRSA bloodstream infections,” said Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of ContraFect. In February, the Company announced that that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to exebacase for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (bacteremia), including right-sided endocarditis, when used in addition to standard-of-care (SOC) anti-staphylococcal antibiotics in adult patients.

YONKERS, N.Y., March 18, 2020 -- ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq:CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced a one-for-ten reverse stock split of its shares of common stock. Stockholders of ContraFect approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect the reverse stock split at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on January 31, 2020. The reverse stock split is intended to give ContraFect greater flexibility in considering and planning for future potential business needs and to increase the per share trading price of the Company’s common stock to satisfy the $1.00 minimum price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

YONKERS, N.Y., May 11, 2020 -- ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq:CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including Lysins and Amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that it has been granted two oral presentations at the 30th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) to be held from April 18-21, 2020, in Paris, France. The oral presentations include new data demonstrating the ability of the Company’s lead compound, exebacase, to resensitize methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) to methicillin-derivatives in an animal model of infective endocarditis. Exebacase is currently being studied in the Pivotal Phase 3 DISRUPT (Direct Lysis of Staph aureus Resistant Pathogen Trial) study of exebacase in patients with Staph aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing direct lytic agents for the treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases, today announced that Pfizer Inc. (PFE) has entered into a stock purchase agreement with ContraFect pursuant to which Pfizer Inc. has agreed to purchase 674,156 shares of ContraFect’s common stock and a warrant to purchase 505,617 shares of ContraFect’s common stock, for approximately $3.0 million in a private placement transaction that is expected to close on May 27, 2020. The private placement is contingent upon the closing of ContraFect’s public offering previously announced on May 21, 2020, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the private placement may be completed.

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By David Bautz, PhD NASDAQ:CFRX READ THE FULL CFRX RESEARCH REPORT Financial Update On February 4, 2020, ContraFect (NASDAQ:CFRX) announced a one-for-ten reverse stock split. We have updated this report to reflect this change. On December 17, 2019, ContraFect announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering in which the company sold 25.65 million shares (2.565 million following 1:10

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing direct lytic agents for the treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,797,752 shares of its common stock and related warrants to purchase 8,848,314 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $4.90 per share, in exchange for consideration equating to $4.45 for one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.75 shares of common stock. The gross proceeds from the public offering will be approximately $52.5 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by ContraFect. All shares in the public offering are to be sold by ContraFect.

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By David Bautz, PhD NASDAQ:CFRX READ THE FULL CFRX RESEARCH REPORT Business Update Phase 3 DISRUPT Trial Underway On January 10, 2020, ContraFect Corp. (NASDAQ:CFRX) announced the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 3 DISRUPT (Direct Lysis of Staph aureus Resistant Pathogen Trial) study of exebacase in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that Cara Cassino, M.D., the Company's Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer, will serve as a panel member at the invitation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and provide industry perspective at the FDA’s public workshop entitled “Advancing Animal Models for Antibacterial Drug Development”. The public workshop will be held on March 5th 2020 at the FDA’s White Oak campus in Silver Spring, MD.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that Jane E. Ambler, Ph.D. has been appointed as Vice President of Clinical Microbiology. Dr. Ambler will lead the the Company’s microbiology efforts in support of the pivotal Phase 3 DISRUPT (Direct Lysis of Staph aureus Resistant Pathogen Trial) superiority study of exebacase in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis and in advancement of the Company’s pipeline of DLAs. Dr. Ambler has over 25 years of experience in clinical laboratory microbiology and antimicrobial drug development, and she has numerous book and journal publications.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., F.A.C.P., President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of ContraFect, will deliver the keynote address to open Maxim’s Infectious Disease Virtual Conference to be held on May 5, 2020. Dr. Pomerantz will discuss the urgent need for new antimicrobials and the medical attributes required to provide the basis for a renaissance in the anti-infectives sector.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing direct lytic agents for the treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase additional shares of its common stock. The public offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the public offering may be completed, or the actual size or terms of the public offering. All of the securities in the public offering are to be sold by ContraFect.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that it has extended early access to exebacase to individual named patients with chronic post-operative prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) under Temporary Authorizations for Use (ATUs) from the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) in collaboration with Dr. Tristan Ferry at the Hôpital de la Croix Rousse in Lyon, France. Based on promising clinical signals in these exebacase-treated patients, temporary authorization for use of exebacase has now been extended to patients with Staphylococcal PJI occurring early in the postoperative period, to potentially avoid significant loss of function.

YONKERS, N.Y., March 30, 2020 -- ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq:CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that Cara Cassino, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Research has been invited to discuss the potential role of DLAs to combat high consequence biodefense and biologic threats at 2020 American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Biothreats, being held January 28 – 30, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Cassino will also discuss the potential role of the Company’s lead product candidate exebacase, currently being studied in a pivotal Phase 3 trial, in addressing the downstream threat of hospital-acquired MRSA bacteremia for a potential bio-threat exposure with mass casualty events.

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to exebacase for the treatment of MRSA bloodstream infections (bacteremia), including right-sided endocarditis, when used in addition to standard-of-care (SOC) anti-staphylococcal antibiotics in adult patients.

By David Bautz, PhD NASDAQ:CFRX READ THE FULL CFRX RESEARCH REPORT Business Update Update on Phase 3 DISRUPT Trial In January, 2020, ContraFect Corp. (NASDAQ:CFRX) announced the first patient had been dosed in the Phase 3 DISRUPT (Direct Lysis of Staph aureus Resistant Pathogen Trial) study of exebacase in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis