Novotech Client SK bioscience Achieves SKYCovione(TM) COVID-19 Vaccine Approval in Korea
SEOUL, S.KOREA, Jul 13, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific biotech specialist CRO which has recently expanded its services to the US, congratulates its client SK bioscience on the recent COVID-19 vaccine licence approval.SK bioscience and GSK recently announced the successful authorization:SK bioscience announced that 'SKYCovione(TM),' South Korea's first COVID-19 vaccine candidate adjuvanted with GSK's pandemic adjuvant has been authorized by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS). South Korea has become one of the few countries in the world to have both a domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine and a treatment.SKYCovione(TM) is a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine targeting the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein for the parental SARS-Cov-2, jointly developed with the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) at the University of Washington School of Medicine with combination of GSK's pandemic adjuvant. The development of SKYCovione(TM) has been supported by funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The results of the Phase III clinical trial...
