Benzinga | Jul 6, 2021 08:01AM EDT

Dynavax And Biological E Announce Execution Of Commercial Supply Agreement Of Dynavax's CpG 1018 Adjuvant For Biological E's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Dynavax Technologies Corporation ((Dynavax, NASDAQ:DVAX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines and Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccine and pharmaceutical company, today announced the execution of a commercial supply agreement of Dynavax's CpG 1018TM advanced adjuvant, for use in BE's subunit COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CORBEVAX(tm). The commercial supply agreement extends through 2022. The agreement includes doses for delivery in 2021, which were manufactured under the previously announced funding agreement between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Dynavax. Pending conditional regulatory approvals in India, BE expects to commence product launch of CORBEVAX(tm) later this year.