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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | O c t o b e r 2 0 2 1 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 5 A r o u n d t h e R e g i o n compared to 52% of male workers. When asked what policies and practices might help alleviate burnout, workers offered a number of suggestions, including additional paid time off (22%), a condensed four-day workweek (22%), schedule flexibility (17%), remote work options (13%), companywide mental health days (13%) and a lighter workload (12%). NanoViricides completes licensing of TheraCour anti- COVID drugs Shelton's NanoViricides said it has li- censed a set of drugs that show promise against COVID-19 from West Haven's eraCour Pharma. e licensed drugs include antiviral treatments for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants. NanoViricides signed a memorandum of understanding with eraCour for limited, exclusive license to research and development toward human testing on antiviral treatments for COVID-19. e transaction was completed in September. eraCour Pharma Inc. and its affiliate, AllExcel Inc., developed the technologies used in NanoViricides' COVID-19 drug candidates. NanoViricides agreed to pay to eraCour 15% of net sales of licensed B R I E F S BY THE NUMBERS 3,300 The number of jobs Connecticut added in August, marking the state's eighth consecutive month of job growth as its gradual bounce back from the COVID-19 recession continues. 52% The percentage of business leader respondents who were supportive of government-issued vaccine requirements, according to a recent Connecticut Business & Industry Association survey. $375 million The amount of funding for research at the University of Connecticut last fiscal year, a record level. products plus milestone payments in- cluding $1.5 million aer the initiation of Phase I clinical trials. BIC enlists runway model to promote NFL body marker line A new BIC marketing campaign enlists a former Victoria's Secret model to pitch a new line of NFL- themed body markers. e Shelton-based company has teamed with supermodel Chanel Iman, best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel, to introduce the BodyMark by BIC NFL series. e temporary tattoo markers, sold in packs of three, are available in color combinations representing all 32 NFL teams, and also include team logo stencils for body art, the company said. BIC said the body markers are made with cosmetic-quality, skin-safe ink. e company also makes lighters, razors, pens and other stationery items. n PHOTOS | COURTESY BIC Shelton-based manufacturer BIC has teamed up with supermodel Chanel Iman to introduce the company's BodyMark by BIC NFL series.