EpiVax Raised $2M Funding from the US FDA for Immunogenicity Testing of Biosimilars
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- The US FDA has awarded the company a $2M grant over 2yrs. for investigating the immunogenicity of biosimilars
- To enhance the development of biosimilar candidates and evaluate the interchangeability of biosimilars, the analyses will validate a method for immunogenicity risk assessment of host cell proteins (HCPs)
- The funding will help EpiVax to assess in silico tools for screening and triaging HCPs to induce an unwanted immune response in patients receiving a biosimilar. The preclinical validation of in silico tools improved the safety of biological drugs and accelerates the assessment process of immunogenicity risk for biosimilars
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