BiondVax Provides Update at Biomed Israel Conference and Announces Significant Progress in its Nanosized Antibodies Program
BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV) reported significant advancements in its nanosized antibodies (NanoAbs) program at the Biomed conference in Tel Aviv. Highlights include successful technology transfer from the Max Planck Institute, enabling in-house production of a COVID-19 NanoAb with strong in-vitro neutralization capabilities. A new NanoAb targeting the Omicron variant has also shown effective neutralization in vitro. CEO Amir Reichman expressed optimism about leveraging these achievements for future NanoAb developments, positioning BiondVax strategically in addressing various unmet medical needs.
- Successful technology transfer from Max Planck for NanoAb production.
- In-vitro COVID-19 neutralization capacity of produced NanoAbs matches those from Max Planck.
- New NanoAb targeting Omicron shows effective in-vitro neutralization.
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JERUSALEM, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative products for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and other illnesses, announced that Dr. Tamar Ben-Yedidia, BiondVax's Chief Scientific Officer, today presented BiondVax's progress, achieving certain milestones, under its nanosized antibodies (NanoAbs) program.
Dr. Ben Yedidia today presented at the Biomed conference in Tel Aviv, Israel and the associated presentation will be accessible from the Company's investor relations website. The main highlights of the progress are summarized below.
The NanoAb program, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany, aims to address diseases with large unmet medical needs and attractive commercial opportunities, such as COVID-19, asthma, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and macular degeneration.
Summary of Recent Achievements
- Successful technology transfer from Max Planck to BiondVax' manufacturing facility in Jerusalem was demonstrated. Upon testing, it was shown that BiondVax was able to successfully manufacture its first exclusively licensed NanoAb for the treatment of COVID-19 and demonstrated strong in-vitro COVID-19 neutralization capability at levels similar to those demonstrated by NanoAbs originally produced at Max Planck.
- Those NanoAbs produced at BiondVax's facility demonstrated similarly strong COVID-19 in-vitro neutralization capacity also after being sprayed through a medical device inhaler that is expected to be used in the first in-human clinical trials planned for 2023.
- A new NanoAb targeting Omicron, that was generated by Max Planck, has recently been shown to successfully neutralize the Omicron variant of COVID-19, in-vitro. This NanoAb is expected to be manufactured and used in BiondVax's first in-human trials.
Amir Reichman, CEO of BiondVax, added, "I am very pleased with the solid progress we have made in recent months. Demonstrating our ability to successfully take a drug candidate from an academic setting, develop a manufacturing process that follows industrial pharmaceutical principals for quality and analytics, while keeping the targeted drug viral neutralization capacity, is a testimony to BiondVax's competencies. In addition, as NanoAbs are in-fact a platform, those achievements will be leveraged towards our next in-line NanoAbs, which we expect to receive from our partners at Max Planck and UMG. I am very excited with the potential inherent to our NanoAb program."
About BiondVax
BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative products for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and other illnesses. Since its inception, the company has executed eight clinical trials including a seven country, 12,400 participant Phase 3 trial of its vaccine candidate and has built a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for biopharmaceutical products. With highly experienced pharmaceutical industry leadership, BiondVax is aiming to develop a pipeline of diversified and commercially viable products and platforms beginning with an innovative nanosized antibody (NanoAb) pipeline. For more information, please visit www.biondvax.com.
Contact Details
Company: Joshua E. Phillipson | +972 8 930 2529 | j.phillipson@biondvax.com
Investor Relations: Kenny Green | +1 212 378 8040 | kgreen@edisongroup.com
Forward Looking Statements
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