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Indian-origin professor's UK firm strikes Covid-19 vaccine deal with India

The firm, SpyBiotech which is led by Prof Sumi Biswas, is an Oxford University spinoff company with a novel vaccine platform to target infectious diseases, cancer and chronic diseases

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SpyBiotech said it has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with SIIPL for the development of the vaccine as part of the study initiated in Australia

Press Trust of India London
An Indian-origin professor's Oxford-based company on Tuesday announced that its Indian partner, the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), has begun trials of a novel virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine targeting Covid-19 which has the potential to offer a groundbreaking new approach to fighting the pandemic.
 
Prof Sumi Biswas, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of SpyBiotech – an Oxford University spinoff company with a novel vaccine platform to target infectious diseases, cancer and chronic diseases, said the first subjects have been dosed in a Phase I/II trial.
 
SpyBiotech said it has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with SIIPL for the development