The latest to announce their work on a vaccine against the coronavirus
are Sanofi Pasteur and Translate Bio (NASDAQ: TBIO). The companies today announced
a partnership to develop a novel mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. The duo will work together
to assess multiple SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates to push for advanced clinical
development.
Sanofi Pasteur is the vaccines business division of Sanofi ADR (NASDAQ: SNY). This is Sanofi’s second collaboration in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The company already has an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a protein-based vaccine candidate against the coronavirus.
Altimmune
Altimmune (NASDAQ: ALT), which announced its FY19 earnings results today, disclosed that it has begun the development of AdCOVID, an intranasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19. The company is working towards a Phase 1 clinical trial as early as the third quarter of this year.
Regeneron
Last week, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) said it has identified virus-neutralizing antibodies, which can be used in a cocktail therapy to prevent or treat the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In addition to this, Regeneron, along with Sanofi, announced the start of a Phase 2/3 clinical trial in order to evaluate Kevzara for the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19.
Gilead
In February, Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) announced the start of two Phase 3 clinical studies to assess the efficiency of remdesivir in the treatment of the novel coronavirus.
Moderna
Last month, Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) said it released the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, mRNA-1273, for human use. Vials of mRNA-1273 were shipped to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to be used in the Phase 1 study in the US.
Last week, the company announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 1 study of the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19. The study will have two doses of vaccinations and the participants will be followed through 12 months after the second vaccination.