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DewDiligence

05/03/20 9:09 PM

#231873 RE: RNsidersbuying #231869

There are 13 vaccine programs listed at: https://www.statnews.com/feature/coronavirus/drugs-vaccines-tracker/ . I don’t know which vaccine STAT missed that NBC news is including in its count of 14.
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RNsidersbuying

05/04/20 7:33 AM

#231880 RE: RNsidersbuying #231869

NVAX 16.84 - reentered on the dip in afterhours. Looks to be a lock to eventually proceed to the final "six to eight" vaccine trials in Operation Warp Speed.

1. NVAX was an attendee at the 3/2/20 WH Meeting.

2. Recent "Nanovax" Phase-3 success:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/novavax-nanoflu-achieves-primary-endpoints-100010015.html

3. NVX-CoV2373 coronavirus vaccine 'in-human' trials scheduled to start mid-May:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/novavax-identifies-coronavirus-vaccine-candidate-100010906.html
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RNsidersbuying

05/05/20 6:44 PM

#231989 RE: RNsidersbuying #231869

ALT 3.14 - are they one of the 14 unknown vaccine candidates of 'Operation Warp Speed'?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/altimmune-university-alabama-birmingham-collaborate-110010768.html
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DewDiligence

05/27/20 6:29 PM

#232759 RE: RNsidersbuying #231869

NK +39% on partner’s inclusion in Operation Warp Speed:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/immunitybio-nantkwest-sign-covid-19-160000551.html

NantKwest…and ImmunityBio, a privately-held immunotherapy company, today announced ImmunityBio has been selected to participate in Operation Warp Speed, a new national program aiming to provide substantial quantities of safe, effective vaccine for Americans by January 2021.

…On May 22, 2020, NantKwest and ImmunityBio entered into a binding term sheet to pursue collaborative joint development, manufacturing, and marketing of certain COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines. The parties agree to jointly develop haNK, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), adenovirus constructs (Ad5), and N-803 for the prevention and treatment of SAR-CoV-2 viral infections and associated conditions, including COVID-19. NantKwest will contribute the haNK, MSC, and certain of its manufacturing capabilities, and ImmunityBio will contribute Ad5, IL-15, and certain manufacturing equipment.

…Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will share equally in all costs relating to developing, manufacturing, and marketing of the product candidates globally, and the global net profits from the collaboration products will be shared 60%/40% in favor of the party contributing the product on which the sales are based. All net profits from sales of combined collaboration products will be shared equally. This collaboration will be supervised by joint committees, comprised of an equal number of representatives from both companies.