Novavax Reports Positive Results from Preclinical Studies of its VLP-based Trivalent Seasonal Influenza Vaccine...( the dose-ranging study of ourH5N1 pande...),Health

Date:4/16/2008

, the dose-ranging study of our H5N1 pandemic flu vaccine is enrolling as projected based on the favorable interim safety and immunogenicity analyses conducted last December. We plan to have the final doses selected for late stage development for both the pandemic and seasonal flu vaccine programs by the second half of this year," Dr. Heaton said.

"These results support on-going development of our trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine and keeps us on track to commence human trials of this vaccine candidate in the third quarter of 2008," said Rahul Singhvi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novavax, Inc. "We will have two vaccines in Phase II development by the second half of this year."

The company is also preparing its seasonal VLP vaccine candidate for head-to-head human studies against a marketed flu vaccine beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008. Virus-like particles have been created for each of the three new flu vaccine strains recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") for the upcoming 2008-2009 season. Historically, it is not common for CDC to recommend changing all three strains of the seasonal influenza vaccine, however, even with this recommendation, Novavax has been able to construct the corresponding VLPs within six weeks of the announcement. We believe that the ability of Novavax to respond quickly to emerging flu strains using its proprietary recombinant VLP technology could significantly differentiate Novavax from other flu vaccine companies.

About Novavax

Novavax, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, creating novel vaccines to address a broad range of infectious diseases worldwide using advanced proprietary virus-like particle (VLP) technology. The Company produces these VLP based highly potent, recombinant vaccines utilizing a new, efficient manufacturing solution.

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