Biopharmaceutical firm Altimmune has partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop a Covid-19 vaccine for intranasal administration.
AdCOVID, the vaccine candidate, will be a single-dose formulation. Altimmune has already created the candidate and is working towards immunogenicity studies.
The company is also preparing to produce Phase I clinical trial material. Altimmune president and CEO Vipin Garg said: “It is critical that the biotechnology industry and academic institutions work together to prevent the further spread of Covid-19, and UAB is an ideal partner to support us in this effort. “UAB has an impressive track record of cutting-edge research in virology and immunology, as well as in the clinical