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Vicebio, next-generation vaccine biotech, to be acquired by Sanofi for US$1.6 billion
Vicebio is currently running an exploratory Phase 1 clinical trial with lead asset VXB-241, a bivalent vaccine targeting both RSV and hMPV viruses, pathogens that are a significant burden in the elderly and those with a weakened immune system. Interim analysis of the exploratory Phase 1 study showed a favourable safety and tolerability profile in adults aged 60 and above.
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Goodwin Procter acted as legal counsel to Vicebio.
Vicebio is focused on developing next-generation respiratory virus vaccines using the Molecular Clamp technology. The Company was founded with investment from Medicxi and acquired the rights to the Molecular Clamp technology through a license from UniQuest, the commercialisation arm of The University of Queensland , Australia. This proprietary technology was developed by Prof. Paul Young , Prof. Daniel Watterson , and Prof. Keith Chappell at UQ.
For more information, please visit: www.vicebio.com
Medicxi is a healthcare-focused investment firm with the mission to create and invest in companies across the full drug development continuum. Leveraging deep expertise in drug development and company creation spanning over two decades, Medicxi invests in early and late-stage therapeutics with a product vision that can fulfil a clear unmet medical need. For more information, please visit: www.medicxi.com
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UniQuest is the commercialisation company of The University of Queensland (UQ). In partnership with UQ researchers, we create impact through the commercialisation of UQ intellectual property (IP). Established in 1984, UniQuest's commercialisation track record positions UQ as the leader of research commercialisation in Australasia. UniQuest has formed more than 130 start-up companies built on UQ IP. These companies have raised more than A$1 billion to advance UQ technologies towards the market. UniQuest's track record and notable successes include the blockbuster cervical cancer vaccine GARDASIL® and start-up companies Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Inc and Inflazome Ltd, which were acquired in two of the largest university startup exits in Australian history.
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