NanoViricides Inc. (NNVC)

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In Search of Silver Bullets

How NanoViricides’ Anil Diwan kept alive a dream that at last nears commercialization

The company was located in a large warehouse space in West Haven, hardly a sexy location for today’s high-flying biotechs. But it would be characteristic of the frugal style Diwan has taken, initially designing and often building the company’s own equipment to conserve precious financial resources

In what was planned as a brief introductory meeting turned into an intense hours-long discussion, with Diwan illustrating his polymer designs on a napkin. Seymour initially held back, telling Diwan he was perhaps too far out “on the edge” (recalling Diwan’s “out of range ideas” at IBI). But Seymour kept researching the approach, as Diwan’s [sic] says of Seymour “his curiosity built an interest” as did the potential in attaching [sic] desease [sic] if Diwan’s approach worked.