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Emergex Goes To Battle Against ‘The Nasties’

 
• By Alaric DeArment

Emerging Company Profile: The eight-year-old vaccine firm is planning clinical trials in the Philippines and Brazil to see how its synthetic viral peptide vaccine technology stands up against coronaviruses and dengue fever.

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The COVID-19 pandemic did more than rake in piles of cash for companies like BioNTech SE and Moderna, Inc. – it also helped spur the growth of vaccines in general, with Moderna in particular now developing a whole range of vaccines built around the mRNA technology for which the pandemic provided a valuable proof of concept. Now, a wave of new vaccine-focused firms centered on a variety of technologies is emerging, including Emergex Vaccines Holding Ltd.

Founded in 2016, the company is developing synthetic CD8-positive T cell-priming immune set-point vaccine candidates, with two – for betacoronavirus and

Key Takeaways

  • Emergex, founded in 2016, is aiming for a Phase II readout of its universal coronavirus vaccine in the first quarter of 2025.

  • The company is raising a $60m series B round that it hopes to close this year and use as a bridge to an IPO in the next 18 months

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