AstraZeneca has licensed six coronavirus-neutralising antibody candidates from Vanderbilt University (VU) in the US, with plans to advance two into clinical development to prevent and treat Covid-19.
The company has assessed the ability of more than 1,500 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to attach to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and block it from infecting healthy cells in a laboratory setting.
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Based on these pre-clinical findings, the company has entered an exclusive licence agreement for six antibody candidate currently in VU’s portfolio that targets the novel coronavirus.
