BiondVax Pharmaceuticals announced that a patent application covering formulation and production processes of the M-001 universal influenza vaccine candidate was accepted in Australia. Titled "Compositions of multimeric-multiepitope influenza polypeptides and their production" the patent application has been filed in eight other jurisdictions, and is under examination in Europe, China, Japan, and the USA.
"Our five patent families cover multimeric-multiepitope polypeptides as well as composition, use, formulation and production aspects of M-001, BiondVax's Phase 3 universal flu vaccine candidate. We are pleased the Australian authorities have accepted this patent, which widens and strengthens our international IP portfolio," Dr. Tamar Ben-Yedidia, BiondVax's Chief Science Officer, said.
BiondVax is currently conducting a pivotal, clinical efficacy, Phase 3 trial of M-001 in Europe. 4,094 participants were recruited prior to the 2018/19 flu season, and preparations are proceeding as planned towards the trial's second season of 2019/20, in which at least 6,000 participants are expected to be enrolled. The placebo-controlled trial will assess safety and effectiveness of M-001 alone in reducing flu illness and severity in adults aged 50 years and older. Results are expected by the end of 2020.
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