ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS
Nasdaq First North: EXPRS2
IndustryBiotechnology
Founded2010
HeadquartersHørsholm, Denmark
Key people
Martin Roland Jensen (Chairman)
Bent U. Frandsen (CEO)
ProductsVaccines and immunotherapy products
ParentExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB
Websitewww.expres2ionbio.com

ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies is a Danish biotechnology company specialised in the development of new vaccines and immunotherapy products based in Hørsholm, Denmark and listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden.[1]

ExpreS2ion is part of the PREVENT-nCoV consortium comprising AdaptVac (a joint-venture between ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies and the University of Copenhagen spin-out NextGen Vaccines), Leiden University Medical Center, Institute for Tropical Medicine Tübingen, the Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM) at the University of Copenhagen, and the Laboratory of Virology at Wageningen University and Research.[2] In March 2020 the consortium was awarded an EU Horizon 2020 grant of €2.7million for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, of which ExpreS2ion was funded with €0.88million.[3][4]

References

  1. "The race to develop a coronavirus vaccine". Engineering & Technology. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "ExpreS2ion announces selection of AGC Biologics as manufacturing partner for the COVID-19 vaccine and provides update to the program". Cision. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "PREVENT-nCoV consortium announces EU grant award for COVID-19 vaccine development programme" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "ExpreS2ion announces EU grant award for the COVID-19 vaccine development programme". Cision. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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