CyanVac LLC is set to begin a federally funded Phase 2b trial this fall for its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, CVXGA, comparing it to an mRNA vaccine in 10,000 participants. Developed at the University of Georgia, the vaccine utilizes a unique delivery platform and aims for enhanced long-term protection against the virus.
He served on a White House panel to advise on the future of COVID-19 vaccines and was named both UGA Inventor and Entrepreneur of the Year.“We are very excited about this opportunity to test a novel intranasal COVID vaccine whose technology platform has been developed at UGA,” said He, who is based in UGA’s Department of Infectious Diseases. “The name of our vaccine—CVXGA—is a tribute to UGA and CVM whose support over the years made this possible.