COVID-19 Update

The companies are entering into a development and manufacturing collaboration for the advancement and production of human monoclonal antibodies for the potential treatment of novel coronavirus.

The decision was made after it was determined that many of the event’s largest stakeholders would be unable to travel to the conference due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Sanofi will use a recombinant DNA platform that produces a genetic match to proteins found on the surface of COVID-19 to formulate the vaccine.

The agency is taking steps to monitor the supply chain and assist in the development of treatments.

The company has said that all three of its operating sites in China started back up on Feb. 12 and that it is closely monitoring the outbreak.

The Native Antigen Company has commercially introduced antigens that have been specifically derived from the Wuhan strain of novel coronavirus, now named Covid-19.

The research community is moving quickly to launch clinical trials of potential countermeasures, while regulatory authorities aim to support product development through regulatory flexibility.

J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies seeks to develop a vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus.

WuXi’s R&D team will be developing and manufacturing 2019-nCoV-neutralizing antibodies at the company's four GMP facilities.