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Biopharmaceutical firm Dynavax Technologies has partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ) and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) for the development of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Under the partnership, Dynavax will be joining a coronavirus vaccine development initiative launched earlier by the university in alliance with the CEPI.

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CEPI asked UQ to leverage its rapid response technology, designed to enable fast production of new vaccines, to create a new coronavirus vaccine.

Dynavax will contribute to the initiative via its technical expertise and its toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist adjuvant, CpG 1018.

CpG 1018 is a component in the company’s HEPLISAV-B vaccine, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect from hepatitis B in adults.

The adjuvant is intended to boost vaccine immune response.

Dynavax Technologies CEO Ryan Spencer said: “The comprehensive humanitarian response to address the risk of COVID-19 by the vaccine development community is a testament to the dedication our industry has to global public health.

“We are proud to contribute to this global effort to develop a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 in collaboration with the exceptional team of researchers at the University of Queensland.”

CEPI also partnered with multiple other companies and research organisations to expedite the development of a Covid-19 vaccine.