Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company active in the Clean Health and Beauty markets through its consumer brands and a top supplier of sustainable and natural ingredients, today announced highly promising preliminary data in a pre-clinical study of its ribonucleic acid (RNA) COVID-19 vaccine platform
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company active in the Clean Health and Beauty markets through its consumer brands and a top supplier of sustainable and natural ingredients, today announced highly promising preliminary data in a pre-clinical study of its ribonucleic acid (RNA) COVID-19 vaccine platform as well as the potential to address current manufacturing, supply scale-up and refrigerated storage and distribution challenges. On October 22, 2020, Amyris announced that it entered into a collaboration agreement and exclusive license with the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) to advance a novel RNA vaccine platform, including the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Preliminary data from a pre-clinical study of IDRI’s Nanostructured Lipid Carrier (NLC) vaccine platform demonstrated a significant level of antibody production against the COVID-19 spike protein using a self-adjuvanting RNA vaccine. The results were consistent with similar data published by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech on their respective messenger RNA technologies. The Amyris/IDRI platform will be advancing to phase 1 clinical trials with the support of the Portuguese government and other partnerships. The Amyris/IDRI RNA platform technology is expected to offer manufacturing, storage, and distribution advantages for the use and development of future vaccines, and to address the ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and other potential pandemics.
“We believe RNA technology is the future of vaccines. A second generation COVID-19 vaccine will be much needed to solve current supply chain and manufacturing scale-up bottlenecks and to improve accessibility and global deployment, including to countries with limited supply chain resources,” said John Melo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amyris. “We need a fast response pandemic-ready technology to address the current global crisis caused by COVID-19 and emerging variants of the virus as well as to be prepared for any future pandemic. We want to be part of the solution and believe that the Amyris/IDRI platform can address many of the current challenges. We are in active discussions regarding U.S. government long-term, non- dilutive financing to enable the scale up of U.S. production of our RNA vaccine and of our sustainable, non-shark semi-synthetic squalene production. This is a great example of the power of our synthetic biology platform that allows us to continue to focus on becoming one of the world’s leading Health and Beauty companies driven by science and sustainability for a healthier planet.” About Amyris Forward-Looking Statements Amyris, the Amyris logo, No Compromise, Biossance, Pipette, and Purecane are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amyris, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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