Sanofi Pasteur to use SARS technology to expedite potential COVID-19 vaccine

18 February 2020
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Sanofi Pasteur revealed today it plans to leverage previous development work for a SARS vaccine which may unlock a fast path forward for developing a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

Following in the footsteps of other drugmakers in entering the coronavirus vaccine race, Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines business of French pharma major Sanofi (Euronext: SAN), will collaborate with the USA’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, expanding the company’s long-standing partnership with the BARDA.

Earlier this month, both Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) Janssen unit and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: REGN) announced collaborations with the BARDA on the development of a novel coronavirus vaccine.

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