List of Antiviral Therapies Companies in United Kingdom - 15

Accession Therapeutics Limited is based in Oxford, UK. Its platform technology, TROCEPT, is delivering a proprietary internal pipeline for Accession Therapeutics with significant innovation opportunities available for partnering. Products from the platform are expected to have strong clinical and commercial potential, convenient intravenous administration for better patient access and compliance, and a competitive cost of goods sold via an established manufacturing route. The potential of TROCEPT is illustrated in the animation here. Accession Therapeutics has raised >$66m to date backed by high net worth individuals, iGlobe Partners, Primavera Venture Partners, Birk Venture and other international biotech investors.

Axovia Therapeutics is dedicated to the research and development of novel AAV gene therapies that target key aspects of ciliopathies, addressing the devastating impact of the disease head-on for patients, their families and caregivers. Axovia is currently developing therapies for patients with mutations in the BBS1 gene which manifests as Bardet Biedl Syndrome. Our initial goal is to halt the progression of BBS by targeting the most debilitating aspects of the neurological, metabolic and retinal dysfunctions.

DIOSVax is a biotech startup working to revolutionise the way humanity protects itself from infectious disease and emerging pathogens. The company is named after its core technology, DIOSynVax (Digitally designed, Immune Optimised Selected and Synthesized Vaccines), a new system that will significantly accelerate vaccine development and achieve dramatic improvements to the protection against emerging and re-emerging pathogens.

ILC Therapeutics (ILCT) is a Scottish-based biotechnology company and pioneer in the discovery and development of a ground-breaking new class of hybrid interferon drugs. The company is focused on modulating the Innate Immune System through the development of innovative therapies. ILC Therapeutics has raised significant funding to advance its lead interferon drug candidate and has announced its first international collaboration. The company is dedicated to revolutionizing the treatment of various diseases through its cutting-edge research and development efforts.

We acquire, develop and license innovative drugs to treat pandemic infections. We have expanded to develop a broader portfolio of new therapies to meet the rising burden of critical priority infectious disease. Based at Alderley Park in the North West of England, our work addresses unmet patient needs and will bring new portfolio of drugs into clinical trials to treat patients suffering from life-threatening infections.

IngenOx Therapeutics is a clinical-stage Oxford University spinout developing innovative drugs and vaccines aimed at re-invigorating the immune response against cold tumours.

OXB (LSE: OXB) is a global quality and innovation-led contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in cell and gene therapy with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, OXB has 30 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of cell and gene therapies. OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), adenovirus and other viral vector types. OXB's world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods and depth of regulatory expertise. OXB offers a vast number of unique technologies for viral vector manufacturing, including a 4th generation lentiviral vector system (the TetraVecta™ system), dual plasmid system for AAV production, suspension and perfusion process using process enhancers and stable producer and packaging cell lines.

Pneumagen is a clinical-stage biotech company developing Neumifil, a broad-spectrum antiviral, as an intranasal drug for the prophylaxis of a wide range of viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Neumifil is a novel, engineered multivalent Carbohydrate Binding Module (mCBM), which is being developed for the prevention and treatment of Influenza Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human Rhinovirus, and Coronavirus infections including SARS-CoV-2 virus. Neumifil acts by binding directly to sialic aid on host cells and preventing the entry of the viral pathogens into the host. Neumifil was generated using Pneumagen’s proprietary GlycoTarge™ technology that identifies novel mCBMs for further development. In addition to Neumifil, Pneumagen is harnessing its GlycoTarge™ platform to develop a pipeline of additional therapies targeting other infectious diseases. Pneumagen was established in 2016 as a spin-out from the University of St Andrews in Scotland giving Pneumagen access to world-class scientific expertise and capabilities in viral RTI’s specifically related to glycobiology.

Built for precision, designed for patients. Sania [sah-nee-ah] is a London based biotech company building therapeutics that transform the lives of people with diseases of dysfunctional neural circuits.

A revenue generating producer of high value, natural biochemicals Creator of a flexible, scalable platform Innovator of versatile synthetic biology platforms Commercially selling ScotBio Blue, a natural blue extract from spirulina used as an internationally approved food colourant

SpyBiotech is a UK-based company with a novel vaccine platform to target infectious diseases, cancer and chronic diseases. SpyBiotech was spun out of the University of Oxford in 2017. Its proprietary protein superglue technology binds antigens to vaccine delivery platforms in a way which minimizes delivery risk and enhances immunogenicity and efficacy. The company’s current lead candidate is against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), with clinical studies planned for this year.

Synairgen is a respiratory drug discovery and development company founded by University of Southampton Professors Stephen Holgate, Donna Davies and Ratko Djukanovic. The business, focused primarily on lung viral defence in asthma and COPD, uses its differentiating human biology BioBank platform and world-renowned international academic KOL network to discover and develop novel therapies for respiratory disease. Synairgen is currently running a Phase II trial evaluating SNG001 in COPD patients and announced on 18 March 2020 a Phase II trial with SNG001 in COVID-19 patients to potentially assist with the global outbreak.

Theolytics is a biotechnology company working to transform innovative therapies that represent the promise of lasting cures. The company harnesses viruses to combat cancer and is focused on developing next-generation oncolytic viral therapies.

Trogenix unites cutting-edge technologies in genomics, oncology, immunotherapy, and gene therapy to create a revolutionary therapeutic approach through its Odysseus platform. Using proven AAV vectors, our proprietary Synthetic Super-Enhancers (SSEs) are delivered directly to tumour cells without detection. Our SSEs enable unprecedented precision in gene control, effectively revealing cancer to the body's immune system and killing tumour cells. For any cells escaping Trogenix's technology, our 'Trojan horse' reawakens the immune system, countering recurrence and offering potentially curative 'one-and-done' treatments for aggressive tumours. With our lead asset showing curative potential in preclinical glioblastoma studies, we're poised to transform treatment paradigms across multiple cancer types and explore applications beyond oncology, such as regenerative medicine.

VacV Biotherapeutics is a cancer immunotherapy company developing innovative viral-based therapies for cancers. Launched in 2022 by cancer immunotherapy pioneers Professor Yaohe Wang, Professor Nicholas Lemoine, Dr. Louisa Chard Dunmall and Dr. Peng Liu, VacV employs a unique approach to immunotherapy based on the Vaccinia virus to stimulate a patient's immune system to fight cancer while simultaneously destroying cancer cells. This approach offers many advantages over existing immunotherapies, including minimized toxicity, higher specificity and efficacy, allowing for efficient systemic delivery of an immunotherapy for the first time.