COVAXX Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trials in Taiwan of UB-612 Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

COVAXX is developing the world’s first multitope protein/peptide-based vaccine to fight COVID-19, using its high precision, commercially proven and scalable vaccine platform.

Dallas, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2021) - COVAXX, a U.S. biotechnology company and subsidiary of United Biomedical, Inc. (UBI), has announced that the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare on January 29, granted conditional approval to begin Phase 2 trials of UB-612, its vaccine candidate to fight SARS-CoV-2. COVAXX is developing the world’s first multitope protein/peptide-based vaccine to fight COVID-19, using its high precision, commercially proven and scalable vaccine platform.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare granted COVAXX conditional approval for Phase 2 clinical trials
  • COVAXX has begun enrollment of the expected 3,850 subjects, including adolescents, adults, and seniors
  • COVAXX is in production for the first 100 million doses, and subsequently over 500 million doses this year

About COVAXX

COVAXX is a subsidiary of United Biomedical Inc (UBI), founded in 1985, with headquarters in New York. The Company is a scientific trailblazer creating technological firsts, including the manufacture and commercialization of more than 100 million antibody blood tests, and 5 billion vaccine doses against infectious diseases in animal health. With proprietary access to UBI’s core technology platforms, COVAXX can develop and commercialize high precision antibody tests and a promising COVID-19 vaccine that together would form a unique Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Individuals (DIVI) system.

COVAXX (not to be confused with single “x” COVAX) is developing UB-612, the first multitope vaccine designed to activate both B and T-cell arms of the immune system to fight against SARS-CoV-2. Preclinical studies have shown that the UB-612 vaccine candidate can generate high levels of neutralizing antibody titers.

COVAXX announced a global logistics partnership with Maersk, the world’s largest shipping and integrated logistics provider, that creates a framework for all transportation and supply chain services that will be needed to deliver COVAXX’s UB-612 vaccine around the world.

For more information on the COVAXX/UBI antibody test and the synthetic, peptide-based vaccine against COVID-19, visit www.covaxx.com and follow us on social media @covaxxvaccine.

Contacts:

Diane Murphy
(310) 658.8756
diane@covaxx.com

David Schull
2128454226
David.Schull@russopartnersllc.com

Source: COVAXX

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