- BiondVax’s preclinical proof-of-concept study was designed to mimic a real-world situation regarding at-risk groups, including the elderly, people with comorbidities, the immunocompromised, travelers, those attending densely packed social events, and front-line healthcare workers
- The study shows promising prophylactic results with hamsters receiving BiondVax’s inhaled NanoAb three hours before infection experiencing no significant weight loss over the six-day trial; follows previously reported data showing successful use of NanoAb as COVID-19 therapeutic
- First-in-human Phase 1/2a clinical trial is planned for later this year
Focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of innovative NanoAb immunotherapeutic products, BiondVax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BVXV) recently announced additional results in the company’s preclinical proof-of-concept study of its inhaled nanosized VHH-antibody (NanoAb) COVID-19 drug (https://ibn.fm/Kz8W4). BiondVax is developing a pipeline of innovative alpaca-derived NanoAb drugs addressing diseases with large underserved medical needs and attractive commercial opportunities, such as COVID-19, asthma, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and macular degeneration. The research is being done as part of a collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and the University Medical Center Göttingen.
The study was designed to mimic a real-world situation in which at-risk groups, including the elderly, people with comorbidities, the immunocompromised, travelers, those attending densely packed social events, and front-line healthcare professionals may proactively protect themselves prior to…
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