CureVac Publishes Detailed Interim Phase 1 Data of its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CVnCoV
T?BINGEN, Germany / BOSTON, USA ? November 10, 2020
CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (?mRNA?), today announced publication of detailed interim Phase 1 data, following the reporting of positive topline data on November 2, 2020. The manuscript is available on?medRxiv?and will also be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
The previously announced interim data showed that CVnCoV was generally well tolerated across all tested doses (2-12?g) and induced strong binding and neutralizing antibody responses in addition to first indication of T cell activation.?The quality of immune response was found to be comparable to recovered COVID-19 patients, closely mimicking the immune response after natural COVID-19 infection.
CureVac will host a conference call and webcast today at 5 p.m. CET (11 a.m. EST) to provide more insight on the detailed Phase 1 interim trial data. The live webcast link and corresponding presentation slides can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the CureVac homepage at?https://www.curevac.com/en/newsroom/events/
About CVnCoV
CureVac began development of its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate in January 2020. The compound is an optimized, non-chemically modified mRNA, encoding the prefusion stabilized full-length spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Phase 1 clinical study of CVnCoV began in June 2020 at clinical study centers in Germany and Belgium in collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI). At the end of September 2020, CVnCoV entered a Phase 2a clinical trial in Peru and Panama, extending clinical studies into older adults and regions with high-incidence of COVID-19 infections. CureVac plans to initiate a pivotal Phase 2b/3 clinical study by the end of 2020. Clinical trial material is provided by the company?s substantial production capacities for mRNA vaccines at its headquarters in T?bingen. The company is currently expanding those manufacturing capacities to allow for broad-scale manufacturing of CVnCoV for potential commercial supply preparedness.
About CureVac
CureVac is a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, with more than 20 years of expertise in developing and optimizing the versatile biological molecule for medical purposes. The principle of CureVac?s proprietary technology is the use of non-chemically modified mRNA as a data carrier to instruct the human body to produce its own proteins capable of fighting a broad range of diseases. Based on its proprietary technology, the company has built a deep clinical pipeline across the areas of prophylactic vaccines, cancer therapies, antibody therapies, and the treatment of rare diseases. CureVac had its initial public offering on the New York Nasdaq in August 2020. It is headquartered in T?bingen, Germany, and employs more than 500 people at its sites in T?bingen, Frankfurt, and Boston, USA. Further information can be found at www.curevac.com.
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