verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message novabay pharmaceuticals inc. fighting superbugs type public traded as nyse mkt nby founded 2000 founder ron najafi key people mark sieczkarek m.b.a. chairman interim ceo tom paulson m.b.a. cfo glenn moro vp sales and marketing avenova justin m. hall esq senior vice president general counsel website novabay.com novabay pharmaceuticals inc. is an emeryville california based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel fast acting synthetic anti infectives compounds . these compounds are designed to mimic the body s defense system against infection . the company is currently focused on products for the eye care market . major products include avenova cleared by fda for lid and lash cleansing as part of a regimen for blepharitis . 1 and neutrophase used in treatment of necrotizing fasciitis 2 3 contents 1 history 2 corporate governance 3 products 3.1 products on the market 3.2 products under development 4 references 5 external links history edit novabay pharmaceuticals inc. was founded by ron najafi an organic chemist who had previously worked for several pharmaceutical chemical and biotech companies in the u.s. najafi became intrigued by hocl hypochlorous acid an antimicrobial substance produced by white blood cells while investigating the chemical reaction of white blood cells during oxidative burst cycle . hocl and other chlorine containing chemicals fight invading microbes . these natural substances rapidly oxidize the cell walls of bacteria and the protein coats of viruses rendering them inactive . najafi started novabay pharmaceuticals in 2000 to create a stable version of hocl . 4 citation needed najafi chemistry nobel laureate herbert c. brown and purdue university professor dale margerum recruited dr. lu wang to novabay where she is now director of product development . she was able to develop the stable version of pure hypochlorous acid without bleach impurities which became novabay s first product neutrophase 5 hypochlorous acid as a potential wound care agent part ii pdf . neutrophase in chronic non healing wounds pdf . treatment of acute necrotizing fasciitis using negative pressure wound therapy and adjunctive neutrophase irrigation under the foam . line feed character in title at position 31 help not in citation given and cleared by the food and drug administration in 2010 . the product successfully treats a variety of chronic non healing wounds without the use of standard antibiotics . novabay announced two new products named cellerx for plastic surgery and i lid cleanser now avenova that was cleared by fda for lid and lash cleansing as part of a regimen for blepharitis . novabay avenova has a low toxicity but kills eyelid bacteria in dry eye or blepharitis patients . . corporate governance edit as of april 1 2016 update the members of the board of directors of novabay pharmaceuticals were paul e. freiman xinzhou li paul li gail maderis t. alex mcpherson m.d. ph.d. massimo radaelli ph.d. mark sieczkarek mijia wu bob wu and xiaoyan liu henry liu . products edit products on the market edit avenova formerly known as i lid cleanser 6 neutrophase 7 cellerx for plastic surgery products under development edit novabay developed a method for making a stable pure form of hypochlorous acid hocl a substance produced by the immune system as an effective first defense against microbial invaders . the company calls their proprietary formulation neutrox . the company s chemists also created a related family of compounds which the company calls aganocides . the company is currently developing compounds with anti bacterial and anti viral action . potential applications include flesh eating disease problems related to in dwelling urinary catheters and common eye conditions . compounds are also being developed for the veterinary market . 8 references edit novabay avenova has a low toxicity but kills eyelid bacteria in dry eye or blepharitis patients . . treatment of acute necrotizing fasciitis using negative pressure wound therapy and adjunctive neutrophase irrigation under the foam . nnff names novabay s nby neutrophase its official flesh eating disease wound cleanser . hypochlorous acid as a potential wound care agent part i pdf . 510 k summary neutrophase skin and wound cleaner otc pdf . novabay s new advanced i lid cleanser has been cleared by the fda for cleaning removing debris and microbes from the skin around the eyes the eyelids and eyelashes eyelid and lash cleansing as part of a regimen for blepharitis . steven e. f. brown february 26 2014 . novabay pharmaceuticals makes deal for flesh eating bacteria cleanser . san francisco business times . retrieved june 19 2014 . novabay pharmaceuticals and virbac enter into a collaboration and license agreement for animal health . external 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