CEPI Boosts ‘Coronavirus X’ Vaccine Search With Expanded VBI Vaccines Deal
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is expanding its world-leading portfolio of potential variant-proof coronavirus vaccines in a deal with VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) to advance the development of multivalent coronavirus shots that could be deployed against COVID-19 as well as a future Coronavirus X.
- The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is expanding its world-leading portfolio of potential variant-proof coronavirus vaccines in a deal with VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) to advance the development of multivalent coronavirus shots that could be deployed against COVID-19 as well as a future Coronavirus X.
- Application of this funding will now be directed into the broader development of the VBI-2900 coronavirus vaccine program to explore the Coronavirus X potential of VBIs technology.
- We have long recognized the public health value that multivalent vaccines capable of anticipating new variants and coronavirus strains could provide.
- VBI Vaccines Inc. (VBI) is a biopharmaceutical company driven by immunology in the pursuit of powerful prevention and treatment of disease.