On Jul. 1, 2020, MediciNova announced that the Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for MN-166 (ibudilast) for prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has been accepted and is now open with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). MediciNova was informed by the FDA that the proposed clinical investigation of MN-166 (ibudilast) for the prevention of ARDS in patients with COVID-19 may proceed.