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GSK and Vir Biotech amend COVID-19 research partnership
16 Feb 2023
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The collaboration agreement between GSK and Vir Biotechnology (Vir) has been amended, with Vir now continuing to advance new antibodies and vaccines for COVID-19 alone or with other partners.
The companies will still continue toGSKrk toVir BiotechnologyARViroV-2-targeting antibody, Virrovimab, in markets where it is authorised, as well as theiCOVID-19mental COVID-19 antibody, VIR-7832, and a portfolio of other therapies for respiratory diseases such as influenza.
Originally agreed in April 2020, the collaboration saw the two partners use Vir’s monoclonasotrovimab platform technology to accelerate research of existing antiviral aCOVID-19s and identVIR-7832antiviral antibodies that could be develorespiratory diseasesr preventinfluenzans for COVID-19.
This was expanded in 2021 to include the research and development of new therapies for influenza and other respiratory viruses.COVID-19
Vir’s chief executive officer, George Scangos, said: “Our rapid response to the COVID-1influenzac and ability to provide an important new treatment option to millions of patients around the world was made possible through our collaboration with GSK. Together, we remain committed to sotrovimab and to continuing to build on our successful partnership through the development of new solutions for respiratory diseases.
“Our collaborative efforts have also yielded a compelling portfolio of next-geneCOVID-19 pandemics solutions that, given Vir’s infectious disease expertise, we plan to pursue independently.”GSKsotrovimabrespiratory diseases
Under the terms of the amended agreement, Vir retains the sole rights to continue advancing solutions arising from the collaborative COVID-19 vaccine and antibody programmes, subject to tiered royalties to GSK.
As well as its COVID-19 programmes, Vir’s development pipeline consists of candidates targeting hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses, COVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19a A and HIV.GSK
The company annCOVID-19n October 2022 that it had been awarded a multi-year contract by the US government to support pandemic preparedness for influenza and other infectious disease threats.
As part of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s efforts to prepare and respond to public health emergencies, the agencyinfluenzawould initially invest approximately $55m for the development of VIR-2482. This is Vir’s investigational prophylactic monoclonal antibody designed to protect against seasonal and pandemic influenza.
This includes tBiomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority prevention of illness due to influenza A, which achieved the target enrolment of approximately 3,000 participants in December.VIR-2482seasonal and pandemic influenza
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