Bharat Biotech inks pact with Alopexx for anti-microbial vaccine

HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced a collaboration with Alopexx, Inc. for the co-development and commercialisation of the latter’s proprietary broad-spectrum anti-microbial vaccine, AV0328, in India and other low income and lower middle-income countries.

A press release from the city-based vaccine maker said as part of the collaboration, the companies will co-develop and commercialise AV0328, a synthetic vaccine targeting poly N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG), in India and other licensed territories.

Alopexx would be entitled to a one-time upfront payment and milestone payments, as well as royalties on future sales of AV0328 in the licensed territories, it said.