SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ:VXRT), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing oral recombinant vaccines that are administered by tablet rather than by injection, today announced that Roberto Mateo, Ph.D., lead scientist of Vaxart, will present data on the Phase 1 norovirus vaccine trial in a poster presentation at the American Society of Microbiology 2018, taking place from June 7-11, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Details of the presentation are as follows:
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Presentation Title: |
Cross Reactivity Following Oral Norovirus Vaccination in Humans and Ferrets |
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Date & Time: |
Sunday, June 10, 2018 from 12:45 PM – 2:45 PM EST | |||
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Authors: |
Roberto Mateo, et al. | |||
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Session: |
Vaccines and Immunization Science; Viruses and Pertusis | |||
“We continue to be encouraged by the cross reactivity data from our norovirus vaccine program and look forward to sharing it with thought leaders in infectious disease and microbiology this month at ASM Microbiome,” said Sean Tucker, Ph.D., founder and chief scientific officer of Vaxart.
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About Vaxart
Vaxart is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing oral recombinant protein vaccines based on its proprietary oral vaccine platform. Vaxart’s vaccines are designed to generate broad and durable immune responses that protect against a wide range of infectious diseases and may be useful for the treatment of chronic viral infections and cancer. Vaxart’s vaccines are administered using a convenient room temperature-stable tablet, rather than by injection. Vaxart believes that tablet vaccines are easier to distribute and administer than injectable vaccines, and have the potential to significantly increase vaccination rates. Vaxart’s development programs include oral tablet vaccines that are designed to protect against norovirus, seasonal influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as a therapeutic vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV). Vaxart is also developing several small-molecule antiviral drug candidates, including teslexivir (BTA074), an antiviral treatment for condyloma caused by HPV types 6 and 11. For more information, please visit www.vaxart.com.
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