Motif Bio, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to the proposed Phase 3 clinical development programme for the Company's lead product candidate, iclaprim. The Phase 3 programme is designed to obtain marketing approval for an intravenous formulation of iclaprim in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) and hospital acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) caused by Gram positive pathogens, including resistant strains such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and MDRSP (multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae).