Novavax, Inc.

GeoVax Labs, Inc. is a biotechnology company in the clinical development phase, focused on creating innovative human vaccines and immunotherapies. The firm targets both infectious diseases and various cancer types, utilizing its proprietary modified vaccinia ankara (MVA) virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine platform. Its product pipeline includes several prophylactic vaccines aimed at preventing illnesses such as COVID-19, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Zika virus, malaria, and a range of hemorrhagic fevers like Ebola, Sudan, Marburg, and Lassa. Additionally, GeoVax is developing therapeutic vaccines designed to treat existing conditions, specifically HIV, chronic Hepatitis B infections, and solid tumor cancers. To support its research and development efforts, GeoVax Labs, Inc. has forged partnerships with notable organizations. These collaborators include the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (part of the National Institutes of Health), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Defense, Emory University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Burnet Institute. Founded in 1988, GeoVax Labs, Inc. is headquartered in Smyrna, Georgia.

NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS INCNWBO · BiotechBethesda, United States

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Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NWBO) is a biotechnology firm that creates personalized immune-based treatments for various cancers, operating both within the United States and internationally. Their product pipeline relies on DCVax, a proprietary technology platform. This platform harnesses a patient's own activated dendritic cells to stimulate their immune system to combat cancerous cells. The company's leading therapeutic candidate, DCVax-L, has successfully completed Phase III clinical trials targeting Glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Additionally, Northwest Biotherapeutics is progressing DCVax-Direct through Phase I/II clinical studies, focusing on the treatment of inoperable solid tumors. Founded in 1996, the company's headquarters are situated in Bethesda, Maryland.

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology firm, is dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of messenger RNA (mRNA) based therapies and preventive medicines. Its extensive research and development efforts target a broad spectrum of medical needs, including infectious diseases, cancer immunology, rare conditions, cardiovascular ailments, and autoimmune disorders, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and other global markets. The company's diverse product pipeline encompasses various vaccine candidates: those for respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); latent viral infections such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV); and public health threats like Zika and Nipah. Additionally, Moderna is advancing systemic secreted and cell surface-targeted therapeutics, an array of cancer vaccines (including personalized, KRAS, and checkpoint varieties), intratumoral immuno-oncology products, localized regenerative treatments, systemic intracellular medicines, and inhaled pulmonary solutions. Moderna maintains strategic alliances with several prominent entities, including AstraZeneca PLC, Merck & Co., Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited, Carisma Therapeutics, Inc., Metagenomi, Inc., the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the Institute for Life Changing Medicines, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It also holds a collaboration and license agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A. Founded in 2010 as Moderna Therapeutics, Inc., the company officially became Moderna, Inc. in August 2018. Its corporate headquarters are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical firm primarily dedicated to the discovery, research, manufacturing, and sales of vaccines aimed at combating infectious human diseases across the People's Republic of China. Its extensive product range encompasses immunizations against Hepatitis A and B; hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by Enterovirus 71 (EV71); seasonal influenza; H5N1 and H1N1 pandemic influenza strains; coronavirus; varicella (chickenpox); and mumps. Among its commercially available vaccines are Healive, an inactivated Hepatitis A vaccine; Bilive, offering combined inactivated protection for Hepatitis A and B; Anflu, a split-virion influenza vaccine; Panflu, targeting the H5N1 influenza virus; Panflu.1, for the influenza A H1N1 virus; a mumps vaccine; another split-virion pandemic influenza vaccine; and Inlive, an EV71 vaccine. The company further supplies a varicella vaccine; a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine designed to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae infections like pneumonia and septicemia; a quadrivalent influenza vaccine providing defense against two influenza A and two influenza B viruses; and CoronaVac, its vaccine developed to address COVID-19. Additionally, Sinovac's development pipeline features a sabin inactivated polio vaccine, which has concluded Phase III clinical trials for poliomyelitis treatment, alongside a rubella vaccine candidate. The company has established several collaboration agreements, including with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA for the development of measles-containing combination vaccines for the Chinese market; with Tianjin CanSino Biotechnology Inc. to advance a pneumococcal vaccine; and with Instituto Butantan to progress the Phase III clinical trials of CoronaVac, its inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Sinovac Biotech Ltd. was established in 1993 and maintains its principal offices in Beijing, China.

Affinivax, Inc.BiotechnologyUnited States

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Affinivax, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that pioneered a novel class of multiplex vaccine technologies.

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.VIR · BiotechnologySan Francisco, United States

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Vir Biotechnology, Inc. operates as an immunology company with commercialized products, dedicated to devising therapeutic solutions for the treatment and prevention of significant infectious diseases. Its pipeline features several key candidates: Sotrovimab (branded as Xevudy, or VIR-7832), a neutralizing monoclonal antibody for both treating and preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection; VIR-2218 and VIR-3434, aimed at hepatitis B virus; VIR-2482, targeting the prevention of influenza A virus; and VIR-1111, designed to prevent human immunodeficiency virus. The firm maintains a robust network of strategic partnerships and collaborations. These include grant support from organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. It holds option and licensing arrangements with entities such as Brii Biosciences Limited, and a collaboration and license agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Further licensing relationships exist with The Rockefeller University and MedImmune, Inc. Collaborations extend to WuXi Biologics and Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd., alongside a research agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA. Furthermore, Vir has secured a manufacturing contract with Samsung Biologics Co.,Ltd. for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and a clinical development partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc. focused on chronic hepatitis B virus. The company, established in 2016, is headquartered in San Francisco, California.