Biggest changeThe success of PEMGARDA, VYD2311 or any other product candidates that we develop or otherwise may acquire will depend on many factors, including: • the status of new or emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and whether such SARS-CoV-2 variants reduce the neutralizing activity and effectiveness of PEMGARDA, VYD2311 or any other mAb candidates we may develop, and whether we are successful in timely identifying new mAb candidates that mitigate the risk of reduced neutralizing activity and effectiveness against future SARS-CoV-2 variants; • the continuing need for therapies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, including as a result of the development of COVID-19 into an endemic disease, and the existence of any other available therapies that effectively prevent or treat COVID-19 in the populations targeted by our product candidates; • the timing and progress of our discovery, nonclinical, and clinical development activities; • the number and scope of nonclinical and clinical programs we decide to pursue; • our ability to successfully work with the FDA or other regulatory authorities to establish streamlined development pathways that would allow us to efficiently periodically introduce new mAb candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2; • filing acceptable IND applications with the FDA or comparable foreign applications that allow commencement of our planned clinical trials or future clinical trials for our product candidates; • our ability to align with the FDA or other regulatory authorities as to the design or implementation of our clinical trials, including the use of a correlate of protection (surrogate of clinical efficacy) in an immunobridging approach to a pivotal clinical trial; • our ability to align with the FDA or other regulatory authorities on the data required to support the regulatory authorization or approvals that we seek for our product candidates, particularly in light of the FDA’s discretion with respect to EUAs in the U.S. in making its determination about whether, based on the totality of scientific evidence available, the known and potential benefits of a product candidate outweigh the known and potential risks; 38 • the sufficiency of our financial and other resources to complete the necessary nonclinical studies and clinical trials, manufacture our product candidates and complete associated regulatory activities; • our ability to establish and maintain agreements for clinical and commercial supply of our product candidates, and to successfully develop, obtain regulatory authorization or approval for, and commercialize our product candidates; • successful enrollment and timely completion of clinical trials, including our ability to generate positive data from any such clinical trials; • the costs associated with the discovery and development of any additional product candidates we identify in-house or acquire through collaborations; • timely receipt of regulatory authorizations or approvals, and the scope and duration of any emergency use authorization received, such as the EUA for PEMGARDA; • developing and expanding sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and commercializing products, if authorized or approved, whether alone or in collaboration with others; • our ability to secure and maintain required state licenses for distribution of our products, if authorized or approved, or other distribution disruptions; • acceptance of the benefits and use of our products, including method of administration, if authorized or approved, by patients, the medical community and third-party payors, for their authorized or approved indications; • the prevalence and severity of adverse events experienced with our product candidates; • the availability, perceived advantages, cost, safety and efficacy of alternative therapies for any product candidate that we develop; • our ability to obtain and maintain third-party coverage and adequate reimbursement for our product candidates, if authorized or approved, and the extent to which patients are willing to pay out-of-pocket for such products, in the absence of such coverage or reimbursement; • the terms and timing of any collaboration, license or other arrangement, including the terms and timing of any milestone payments thereunder; • our ability to obtain and maintain patent, trademark and trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity for our product candidates if approved, and otherwise protecting our rights in our intellectual property portfolio; • our ability to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, cGCP, cGLP, and cGMP, and to comply effectively with other rules, regulations and procedures applicable to the development and sale of pharmaceutical products; • potential significant and changing government regulation, regulatory guidance and requirements and evolving treatment guidelines; • our ability to maintain a continued acceptable safety, tolerability and efficacy profile of products following any authorization or approval; and • the impact of any business interruptions to our operations or those of third parties with which we work, including as a result of any public health crisis.
Biggest changeThe success of PEMGARDA, VYD2311 or any other product candidates that we develop or otherwise may acquire will depend on many factors, including: • whether the epitopes targeted by PEMGARDA, VYD2311 or any other COVID-19 mAb candidates remain structurally intact, and whether any such product candidates are able to demonstrate and sustain neutralizing activity against new or emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants or whether such SARS-CoV-2 variants reduce the neutralizing activity and effectiveness of such product candidates; • the continuing need for therapies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, including as a result of the development of COVID-19 into an endemic disease, and the existence of any other available therapies that effectively prevent or treat COVID-19 in the populations targeted by our product candidates; • the timing and progress of our discovery, nonclinical, and clinical development activities; • the number and scope of nonclinical and clinical programs we decide to pursue; • our ability to successfully work with the FDA or other regulatory authorities to establish streamlined development pathways that would allow us to efficiently periodically introduce new mAb candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2, including willingness of regulators to utilize a correlate of protection (surrogate of clinical efficacy) to understand and quantify the relationship between COVID-19 mAbs and estimated clinical protection for related mAbs derived from the same platform without requiring clinical assessment of every individual SARS-CoV-2 variant; • filing acceptable IND applications with the FDA or comparable foreign applications that allow commencement of our planned clinical trials or future clinical trials for our product candidates; • our ability to align with the FDA or other regulatory authorities as to the design or implementation of our clinical trials, and our eligibility for expedited regulatory review and approval approaches that we may pursue for our product candidates; 43 • our ability to align with the FDA or other regulatory authorities on the data required to support the regulatory authorization or approvals that we seek for our product candidates; • the sufficiency of our financial and other resources to complete the necessary nonclinical studies and clinical trials, manufacture our product candidates and complete associated regulatory activities; • our ability to establish and maintain agreements for clinical and commercial supply of our product candidates, and to successfully develop, obtain regulatory authorization or approval for, and commercialize our product candidates; • successful enrollment and timely completion of clinical trials, including our ability to generate positive data from any such clinical trials; • the costs associated with the discovery and development of any additional product candidates we identify in-house or acquire through collaborations; • timely receipt of regulatory authorizations or approvals, and the scope and duration of any emergency use authorization received, such as the EUA for PEMGARDA; • developing and expanding sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and commercializing products, if authorized or approved, whether alone or in collaboration with others; • our ability to secure and maintain required state licenses for distribution of our products, if authorized or approved, or other distribution disruptions; • acceptance of the benefits and use of our products, including method of administration, if authorized or approved, by patients, the medical community and third-party payors, for their authorized or approved indications; • the prevalence and severity of adverse events experienced with our product candidates; • the availability, perceived advantages, cost, safety and efficacy of alternative therapies for any product candidate that we develop; • our ability to obtain and maintain third-party coverage and adequate reimbursement for our product candidates, if authorized or approved, and the extent to which patients are willing to pay out-of-pocket for such products, in the absence of such coverage or reimbursement; • the terms and timing of any collaboration, license or other arrangement, including the terms and timing of any milestone payments thereunder; • our ability to obtain and maintain patent, trademark and trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity for our product candidates if approved, and otherwise protecting our rights in our intellectual property portfolio; • our ability to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, cGCP, cGLP, and cGMP, and to comply effectively with other rules, regulations and procedures applicable to the development and sale of pharmaceutical products; • potential significant and changing government regulation, regulatory guidance and requirements and evolving treatment guidelines; • our ability to maintain a continued acceptable safety, tolerability and efficacy profile of products following any authorization or approval; and • the impact of any business interruptions to our operations or those of third parties with which we work, including as a result of any public health crisis.
As such, our current mission is focused on antibody-based therapies that protect vulnerable people from the consequences of viral threats, beginning with SARS-CoV-2, and we have committed a significant portion of our financial and personnel resources to the manufacturing and commercialization of PEMGARDA, which received an EUA from the FDA in March 2024, and the development of VYD2311, our next generation mAb candidate for COVID-19.
As such, our current mission is focused on antibody-based therapies that protect vulnerable people from the consequences of viral threats, beginning with SARS-CoV-2, and we have committed a significant portion of our financial and personnel resources to the manufacturing and commercialization of PEMGARDA, which received an EUA from the FDA in March 2024, and the manufacturing and development of VYD2311, our next generation mAb candidate for COVID-19.
For example, PEMGARDA has been authorized with a boxed warning for anaphylaxis, which could impede our ability to successfully market and commercialize PEMGARDA and our ability to compete successfully against our competitors.
For example, PEMGARDA has been authorized with a boxed warning for anaphylaxis, which could impede our ability to successfully market and commercialize PEMGARDA and our ability to compete successfully against our competitors.
The timing and amount of our funding requirements will depend on many factors, including: • the revenue received from sales of PEMGARDA and any other product candidates for which we receive future regulatory authorization or approval; • the rate of progress in the development of our product candidates, such as VYD2311; • the scope, progress, results and costs of discovery, nonclinical studies, preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our product candidates and associated development programs; • the extent to which we develop, in-license or acquire other product candidates, intellectual property and/or technologies; • the scope, progress, results and costs of manufacturing and validation activities associated with our current product candidates and with the development and manufacturing of our future product candidates as we advance them through preclinical and clinical development; • the number and development requirements of product candidates that we may pursue; • the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates; • our headcount growth and associated costs as we expand our research and development capabilities and build and maintain a commercial infrastructure for product candidates for which we obtain regulatory authorization or approval; • the timing and costs of securing sufficient manufacturing capacity for clinical and commercial supply of our product candidates, or the raw material components thereof; • the costs and timing of commercialization activities, including product manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution, for any of our product candidates for which we receive regulatory authorization or approval; • the costs necessary to obtain regulatory authorizations or approvals, and the costs of post-marketing studies that could be required by regulatory authorities in jurisdictions where authorization or approval is obtained; • the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending any intellectual property-related claims; • the continuation of our existing licensing and collaboration arrangements and entry into new collaborations and licensing arrangements, if at all; • the costs we incur in maintaining business operations; • the need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure; • the effect of competing technological, product and market developments; • the costs of operating as a public company; and • the impact of any business interruptions to our operations or to those of our third-party contractors resulting from any public health crisis.
The timing and amount of our funding requirements will depend on many factors, including: • the revenue received from sales of PEMGARDA and any other product candidates for which we receive future regulatory authorization or approval; • the rate of progress in the development of our product candidates, such as VYD2311 and VBY329; • the scope, progress, results and costs of discovery, nonclinical studies, preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our product candidates and associated development programs; • the extent to which we develop, in-license or acquire other product candidates, intellectual property and/or technologies; • the scope, progress, results and costs of manufacturing and validation activities associated with our current product candidates and with the development and manufacturing of our future product candidates as we advance them through preclinical and clinical development; • the number and development requirements of product candidates that we may pursue; • the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates; • our headcount growth and associated costs as we expand our research and development capabilities and build and maintain a commercial infrastructure; • the timing and costs of securing sufficient manufacturing capacity for clinical and commercial supply of our product candidates, or the raw material components thereof; • the costs and timing of commercialization activities, including product manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution, for any of our product candidates for which we receive regulatory authorization or approval; • the costs necessary to obtain regulatory authorizations or approvals, and the costs of post-marketing studies that could be required by regulatory authorities in jurisdictions where authorization or approval is obtained; • the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending any intellectual property-related claims; • the continuation of our existing licensing and collaboration arrangements and entry into new collaborations and licensing arrangements, if at all; • the costs we incur in maintaining business operations; • the need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure; • the effect of competing technological, product and market developments; • the costs of operating as a public company; and • the impact of any business interruptions to our operations or to those of our third-party contractors resulting from any public health crisis.
The following examples are illustrative: • others may be able to make products that are similar to or otherwise competitive with our product candidates but that are not covered by the claims of any of our patents, should they issue; • an in-license necessary for the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of one or more of our product candidates may be terminated by the licensor; • we or our collaborators might not have been the first to make the inventions covered by our future issued patents or our pending patent applications; • we or our collaborators might not have been the first to file patent applications covering certain of our inventions; • others may independently develop similar or alternative technologies or duplicate any of our technologies without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating our intellectual property rights; • it is possible that our pending patent applications will not lead to issued patents; • issued patents that we own or in-license may be held invalid or unenforceable as a result of legal challenges by our competitors; • issued patents that we own or in-license may not provide coverage for all aspects of our product candidates in all countries; • our competitors might conduct research and development activities in the U.S. and other countries that provide a safe harbor from patent infringement claims for certain research and development activities, as well as in countries where we do not have patent rights and then use the information learned from such activities to develop competitive products for sale in our major commercial markets; • we may not develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable; and • the patents of others may have an adverse effect on our business.
The following examples are illustrative: • others may be able to make products that are similar to or otherwise competitive with our product candidates but that are not covered by the claims of any of our patents, should they issue; • an in-license necessary for the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of one or more of our product candidates may be terminated by the licensor; • we or our collaborators might not have been the first to make the inventions covered by our future issued patents or our pending patent applications; • we or our collaborators might not have been the first to file patent applications covering certain of our inventions; 88 • others may independently develop similar or alternative technologies or duplicate any of our technologies without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating our intellectual property rights; • it is possible that our pending patent applications will not lead to issued patents; • issued patents that we own or in-license may be held invalid or unenforceable as a result of legal challenges by our competitors; • issued patents that we own or in-license may not provide coverage for all aspects of our product candidates in all countries; • our competitors might conduct research and development activities in the U.S. and other countries that provide a safe harbor from patent infringement claims for certain research and development activities, as well as in countries where we do not have patent rights and then use the information learned from such activities to develop competitive products for sale in our major commercial markets; • we may not develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable; and • the patents of others may have an adverse effect on our business.
Such delay, failure or inability to manufacture or test can result from: • a failure in the manufacturing process itself, for example by an error in manufacturing process, operator or human error, equipment failure, raw material or reagent failure, failure in any step of the manufacturing process, failure to maintain a cGMP environment or failure in quality systems applicable to manufacture (whether by us or our third-party contract development and manufacturing organization), sterility failures, testing failure or contamination during processing; • a lack of reliability or reproducibility in the manufacturing process itself leading to variability in process execution or in product quality, which may lead to regulatory authorities placing a hold on a clinical trial or commercial supply and distribution or requesting further information on the process, which could in turn result in delays to the clinical trials or commercial supply and distributions; • inability to obtain manufacturing or testing slots within desired timeframes or to have enough manufacturing slots to manufacture our product candidates to meet clinical or commercial requirements and demands; • unfavorable FDA or foreign or state regulatory inspection of the manufacturing or testing site; • inability to procure raw materials and reagents due to global supply chain shortages or otherwise; • loss, depletion or performance degradation of the cell line starting material; and • loss of or close-down of any manufacturing facility used in the manufacture of our product candidates, or the inability to find alternative manufacturing capability in a timely fashion.
Such delay, failure or inability to manufacture or test can result from: • a failure in the manufacturing process itself, for example by an error in manufacturing process, operator or human error, equipment failure, raw material or reagent failure, failure in any step of the manufacturing process, failure to maintain a cGMP environment or failure in quality systems applicable to manufacture (whether by us or our third-party contract development and manufacturing organization), sterility failures, testing failure or contamination during processing; • a lack of reliability or reproducibility in the manufacturing process itself leading to variability in process execution or in product quality, which may lead to regulatory authorities placing a hold on a clinical trial or commercial supply and distribution or requesting further information on the process, which could in turn result in delays to the clinical trials or commercial supply and distributions; • inability to obtain manufacturing or testing slots within desired timeframes or to have enough manufacturing slots to manufacture our product candidates to meet clinical or commercial requirements and demands; • unfavorable FDA or foreign or state regulatory inspection of the manufacturing or testing site; 58 • inability to procure raw materials and reagents due to global supply chain shortages or otherwise; • loss, depletion or performance degradation of the cell line starting material; and • loss of or close-down of any manufacturing facility used in the manufacture of our product candidates, or the inability to find alternative manufacturing capability in a timely fashion.
Therefore, our ability to compete successfully will depend largely on our ability to: • develop and commercialize drugs that are differentiated from products in the market; • demonstrate through our clinical trials that our product candidates are differentiated from existing and future therapies; • attract qualified scientific, product development and commercial personnel; • obtain patent or other proprietary protection for our medicines; • obtain and maintain required regulatory authorizations or approvals; • obtain placement in COVID-19 prevention and treatment guidelines from organizations such as the CDC, the WHO and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (the “IDSA”); • obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from, and negotiate competitive pricing with, third-party payors; • manufacture sufficient supply to meet market demand; and • successfully collaborate with pharmaceutical companies in the discovery, development and commercialization of new medicines.
Therefore, our ability to compete successfully will depend largely on our ability to: • develop and commercialize drugs that are differentiated from products in the market; • demonstrate through our clinical trials that our product candidates are differentiated from existing and future therapies; • attract qualified scientific, product development and commercial personnel; • obtain patent or other proprietary protection for our medicines; • obtain and maintain required regulatory authorizations or approvals; 65 • obtain placement in COVID-19 prevention and treatment guidelines from organizations such as the CDC, the WHO and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (the “IDSA”); • obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from, and negotiate competitive pricing with, third-party payors; • manufacture sufficient supply to meet market demand; and • successfully collaborate with pharmaceutical companies in the discovery, development and commercialization of new medicines.
To the extent that virologic activity data in the public domain generated by academic or other third-party labs not related to us creates doubt regarding the neutralization activity of pemivibart or our other product candidates, it could adversely impact our regulatory authorization and market acceptance by HCPs or patients, particularly if such publicly available neutralization 59 findings are referenced by the FDA in relation to the regulatory authorization of any product candidate of ours, which would adversely affect our commercial prospects and ability to generate revenues, even if such data is preliminary, non-peer-reviewed, and/or generated with molecules that are not authentic Invivyd molecules, and even if such data is ultimately shown to be inconsistent with neutralization data generated through our industrial-grade virology efforts.
To the extent that virologic activity data in the public domain generated by academic or other third-party labs not related to us creates doubt regarding the neutralization activity of pemivibart or our other product candidates, it could adversely impact our regulatory authorization and market acceptance by HCPs or patients, particularly if such publicly available neutralization findings are referenced by the FDA in relation to the regulatory authorization of any product candidate of ours, which would adversely affect our commercial prospects and ability to generate revenues, even if such data is preliminary, non-peer-reviewed, and/or generated with molecules that are not authentic Invivyd molecules, and even if such data is ultimately shown to be inconsistent with neutralization data generated through our industrial-grade virology efforts.
For example, following receipt of EUA from the FDA in March 2024 for PEMGARDA (pemivibart) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in certain adults and adolescent individuals (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg), we were informed in mid-July 2024 by our third-party authentic virus neutralization assay (“AVNA”) vendor that a possible contamination event may have impacted the AVNA potency value generated by such vendor for pemivibart against JN.1, which was the dominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 variant in the U.S. between January 2024 and April 2024.
For example, following receipt of EUA from the FDA in March 2024 for PEMGARDA (pemivibart) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in certain adults and 72 adolescent individuals (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg), we were informed in mid-July 2024 by our third-party authentic virus neutralization assay (“AVNA”) vendor that a possible contamination event may have impacted the AVNA potency value generated by such vendor for pemivibart against JN.1, which was the dominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 variant in the U.S. between January 2024 and April 2024.
In addition, the government may assert that a claim, including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal False Claims Act; 85 • HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and their implementing regulations, also imposes obligations, including mandatory contractual terms, on “covered entities,” certain healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and their respective “business associates,” certain persons or entities that create, receive, maintain or transmit protected health information for or on behalf of a covered entity as well as their covered subcontractors, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security and transmission of protected health information.
In addition, the government may assert that a claim, including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal False Claims Act; • HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and their implementing regulations, also imposes obligations, including mandatory contractual terms, on “covered entities,” certain healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and their respective “business associates,” certain persons or entities that create, receive, maintain or transmit protected health information for or on behalf of a covered entity as well as their covered subcontractors, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security and transmission of protected health information.
If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws or any other governmental regulations that may apply to us, we may be subject to significant penalties, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, imprisonment, exclusion from participating in federal and state funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, additional reporting requirements and oversight if we become subject to a corporate integrity agreement or similar agreement to resolve allegations of non-compliance with these laws, contractual damages, diminished profits and future earnings, reputational harm and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, any of which could harm our business.
If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws or any other governmental regulations that may apply to us, we may be subject to significant penalties, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, imprisonment, exclusion from participating in federal and state funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, 90 additional reporting requirements and oversight if we become subject to a corporate integrity agreement or similar agreement to resolve allegations of non-compliance with these laws, contractual damages, diminished profits and future earnings, reputational harm and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, any of which could harm our business.
Patient enrollment is affected by other factors, including: • the eligibility and exclusion criteria for the trial in question; • the size of the patient population and process for identifying patients; • the severity and difficulty of diagnosing the disease under investigation; • the impact infection prevalence may have on enrollment, as well as the emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, which may impact the prevalent variant of infection for patients at one or more clinical trial sites and adversely impact enrollment potential; • our ability to recruit clinical trial investigators with the appropriate competencies and experience; • the design of the trial protocol, including but not limited to the use of a placebo control or active comparator; • the perceived risks and benefits of the product candidate in the trial, including relating to mAb and/or vaccine approaches; • the availability of competing commercially available therapies and other competing therapeutic candidates’ clinical trials for the disease or condition under investigation; • the willingness of patients to be enrolled in our clinical trials; • the ability to obtain and maintain subject consents; • the efforts to facilitate timely enrollment in clinical trials; • potential disruptions caused by a public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including difficulties in initiating clinical sites, enrolling and retaining participants, diversion of healthcare resources away from clinical 49 trials, vaccine mandate policies, travel or quarantine policies that may be implemented, our ability to import and export clinical trial supplies, raw materials and commercial supply and other factors; • the patient referral practices of physicians; • the ability to monitor patients adequately during and after treatment; • the risk that subjects enrolled in our clinical trials will drop out of the trials before completion; and • the proximity and availability of clinical trial sites for prospective patients.
Patient enrollment is affected by other factors, including: • the eligibility and exclusion criteria for the trial in question; • the size of the patient population and process for identifying patients; • the severity and difficulty of diagnosing the disease under investigation; • the impact infection prevalence may have on enrollment, as well as the emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, which may impact the prevalent variant of infection for patients at one or more clinical trial sites and adversely impact enrollment potential; • our ability to recruit clinical trial investigators with the appropriate competencies and experience; • the design of the trial protocol, including but not limited to the use of a placebo control or active comparator; • the perceived risks and benefits of the product candidate in the trial, including relating to mAb and/or vaccine approaches; • the availability of competing commercially available therapies and other competing therapeutic candidates’ clinical trials for the disease or condition under investigation; 54 • the willingness of patients to be enrolled in our clinical trials; • the ability to obtain and maintain subject consents; • the efforts to facilitate timely enrollment in clinical trials; • potential disruptions caused by a public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including difficulties in initiating clinical sites, enrolling and retaining participants, diversion of healthcare resources away from clinical trials, vaccine mandate policies, travel or quarantine policies that may be implemented, our ability to import and export clinical trial supplies, raw materials and commercial supply and other factors; • the patient referral practices of physicians; • the ability to monitor patients adequately during and after treatment; • the risk that subjects enrolled in our clinical trials will drop out of the trials before completion; and • the proximity and availability of clinical trial sites for prospective patients.
For example, following our review of data generated in external in vitro analyses examining the neutralizing activity of adintrevimab against the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 variant in both authentic and pseudovirus assays, in January 2022 we paused enrollment of new patients in both our EVADE (evaluating adintrevimab for the prevention of COVID-19) and STAMP (evaluating adintrevimab for the treatment of COVID-19) clinical trials to assess dosing strategy and revise our trial protocols in light of the global spread of the Omicron variant and its sublineages; we reported preliminary safety and efficacy data from both trials in March 2022, but as a result of the lack of neutralizing activity against the Omicron BA.2 variant, we paused the submission of an EUA request, and we have closed such trials.
For example, following our review of data generated in external in vitro analyses examining the neutralizing activity of adintrevimab against the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 variant in both authentic and pseudovirus assays, in January 2022 we paused enrollment of new patients in both our EVADE (evaluating adintrevimab for the prevention of COVID-19) and STAMP (evaluating adintrevimab for the treatment of COVID-19) clinical trials to assess dosing strategy and revise our trial protocols in light of the global spread of the Omicron variant and its sublineages; we reported preliminary safety and efficacy data from both trials in March 2022, but as a result of the lack of neutralizing activity against the Omicron BA.2 variant, we paused the submission of an EUA request, and we closed such trials.
The Adimab Collaboration Agreement additionally contains obligations that require us to make payments in the event certain milestone events are achieved and royalty payments on net sales of subject products, in accordance with the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis, for a period ending on the later of (i) 12 years after the first commercial sale of such product in such country and (ii) the expiration of the last valid claim of any patent claiming composition of matter or method of making or using any antibody identified or optimized under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement in such country.
The Adimab Collaboration Agreement additionally contains obligations that require us to make payments in the event certain milestone events are achieved and royalty payments on net sales of subject products, in accordance with the Adimab 79 Collaboration Agreement, on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis, for a period ending on the later of (i) 12 years after the first commercial sale of such product in such country and (ii) the expiration of the last valid claim of any patent claiming composition of matter or method of making or using any antibody identified or optimized under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement in such country.
In addition, regulatory authorities may, at any time, audit or inspect us or any of our contract manufacturing, testing, and storage facilities involved with the preparation of our product candidates or our other potential products or the associated quality systems for compliance with the regulations applicable to the activities being conducted, and they could put a hold on one or more of our clinical trials (or could delay regulatory authorization or 54 approval) if the facilities or quality systems of our or third-party contractors do not pass such audit or inspections.
In addition, regulatory authorities may, at any time, audit or inspect us or any of our contract manufacturing, testing, and storage facilities involved with the preparation of our product candidates or our other potential products or the associated quality systems for compliance with the regulations applicable to the activities being conducted, and they could put a hold on one or more of our clinical trials (or could delay regulatory authorization or approval) if the facilities or quality systems of our or third-party contractors do not pass such audit or inspections.
We cannot ensure that our data protection efforts and our investment in information technology, or the efforts or investments of our CDMO, CROs, consultants or other third parties with which we work, will prevent cybersecurity incidents that cause loss, destruction, unavailability, alteration, dissemination of, or damage or unauthorized access to, our data, including personal data, assets and other data processed or maintained on our behalf, that could have a material adverse effect upon our reputation, business, operations or financial condition.
We cannot ensure that our data protection efforts and our investment in information technology (“IT”), or the efforts or investments of our CDMO, CROs, consultants or other third parties with which we work, will prevent cybersecurity incidents that cause loss, destruction, unavailability, alteration, dissemination of, or damage or unauthorized access to, our data, including personal data, assets and other data processed or maintained on our behalf, that could have a material adverse effect upon our reputation, business, operations or financial condition.
The ACA, among other things contains a number of provisions of particular import to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including, but not limited to, those governing enrollment in federal healthcare programs, a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted or injected, and annual fees based on pharmaceutical companies’ share of sales to federal healthcare programs.
The ACA, among other things contains a number of provisions of particular import to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including, but not limited to, those governing enrollment 92 in federal healthcare programs, a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted or injected, and annual fees based on pharmaceutical companies’ share of sales to federal healthcare programs.
Adverse events in our or others’ clinical trials, even if not ultimately attributable to our product candidates, and the resulting publicity could result in increased governmental regulation, unfavorable public perception, potential regulatory delays in the authorization or approval of our product candidates, stricter labeling requirements 48 for those product candidates that are authorized or approved or a decrease in demand for any such product candidates, all of which would have a negative impact on our business and operations.
Adverse events in our or others’ clinical trials, even if not ultimately attributable to our product candidates, and the resulting publicity could result in increased governmental regulation, unfavorable public perception, potential regulatory delays in the authorization or approval of our product candidates, stricter labeling requirements for those product candidates that are authorized or approved or a decrease in demand for any such product candidates, all of which would have a negative impact on our business and operations.
If any such event were to occur in countries in which we operate, it could lead to the loss, destruction, alteration, prevention of access to, disclosure, dissemination of, or damage or unauthorized access to, our data (including trade secrets or other confidential information, intellectual property, 64 proprietary business information and personal data) or data that is processed or maintained on our behalf, and cause interruptions in our operations, resulting in a material disruption of our product development programs.
If any such event were to occur in countries in which we operate, it could lead to the loss, destruction, alteration, prevention of access to, disclosure, dissemination of, or damage or unauthorized access to, our data (including trade secrets or other confidential information, intellectual property, proprietary business information and personal data) or data that is processed or maintained on our behalf, and cause interruptions in our operations, resulting in a material disruption of our product development programs.
On March 22, 2024, we received an EUA from the FDA for PEMGARDA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) who have moderate-to-severe 56 immune compromise due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination.
On March 22, 2024, we received an EUA from the FDA for PEMGARDA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) who have moderate-to-severe immune compromise due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination.
If WuXi Biologics or any of the other third parties that we engage to supply any materials or manufacture products for our 69 preclinical tests and clinical trials should cease to continue to do so for any reason, we could experience delays in advancing these tests and trials while we identify and qualify replacement suppliers or manufacturers and we may be unable to obtain replacement supplies on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.
If WuXi Biologics or any of the other third parties that we engage to supply any materials or manufacture products for our preclinical tests and clinical trials should cease to continue to do so for any reason, we could experience delays in advancing these tests and trials while we identify and qualify replacement suppliers or manufacturers and we may be unable to obtain replacement supplies on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.
If we are unable to prevent material disclosure of the non-patented intellectual property related to our technologies to third parties, and there is no guarantee that we will have any such enforceable trade secret protection, we may not be able to establish or maintain a competitive advantage in our market, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If we are unable to prevent material disclosure of the non-patented intellectual property related to our technologies 78 to third parties, and there is no guarantee that we will have any such enforceable trade secret protection, we may not be able to establish or maintain a competitive advantage in our market, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The ability of the FDA to review and approve new products or review other regulatory submissions can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, a reduction in the FDA’s workforce and its ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, shifting policy priorities as a result of changes in the U.S. presidential administration and political appointees tasked to oversee the agency, and statutory, regulatory and policy changes.
The ability of the FDA to review and approve new products or review other regulatory submissions can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, a reduction in the FDA’s workforce and its ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, shifting policy priorities as a result of the current U.S. presidential administration and political appointees tasked to oversee the agency, and statutory, regulatory and policy changes.
While we believe that we have secured sufficient supply to meet demand for PEMGARDA and anticipated initial demand for VYD2311, if authorized or approved, the loss of this CDMO, a disruption in production at this CDMO or the inability of this CDMO to timely manufacture sufficient quantities on acceptable pricing terms to meet our needs, and our failure to find alternative manufacturing capability in a timely fashion, would impair our ability to develop and commercialize our product candidates.
While we believe that we have secured sufficient supply to meet demand for PEMGARDA and anticipated initial demand for VYD2311, if approved, the loss of this CDMO, a disruption in production at this CDMO or the inability of this CDMO to timely manufacture sufficient quantities on acceptable pricing terms to meet our needs, and our failure to find alternative manufacturing capability in a timely fashion, would impair our ability to develop and commercialize our product candidates.
As product candidates proceed through preclinical studies to late-stage clinical trials towards potential approval and commercialization, it is common that various aspects of the development program, such as manufacturing methods and formulation, are altered along the way in an effort to optimize processes and product characteristics. Such changes carry the risk that they will not achieve our intended objectives.
As product candidates proceed through preclinical studies to late-stage clinical trials towards potential approval and commercialization, it is common that various aspects of the development program, such as manufacturing methods and 60 formulation, are altered along the way in an effort to optimize processes and product characteristics. Such changes carry the risk that they will not achieve our intended objectives.
If we, or a regulatory authority, discover previously unknown problems with a drug, such as adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or problems with the facility where the drug is manufactured or if a regulatory authority disagrees with the promotion, marketing or labeling of that drug, a regulatory authority may impose restrictions relative to that drug, the manufacturing facility or us, including requesting a recall or requiring variation, suspension or withdrawal of marketing authorization, or suspension of manufacturing, or imposition of financial penalties or other enforcement measures.
If we, or a regulatory authority, discover previously unknown problems with a drug, such as adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or problems with the facility where the drug is manufactured or if a regulatory authority disagrees with the promotion, marketing or labeling of that drug, a regulatory authority may impose restrictions relative to that drug, the 91 manufacturing facility or us, including requesting a recall or requiring variation, suspension or withdrawal of marketing authorization, or suspension of manufacturing, or imposition of financial penalties or other enforcement measures.
In pursuing, and eventually obtaining, an EUA for PEMGARDA in the U.S., we aligned with the FDA on a primary efficacy analysis for our CANOPY Phase 3 pivotal clinical trial that used a correlate of protection (surrogate of clinical efficacy) in an immunobridging approach comparing data obtained in the CANOPY clinical trial to certain historical data from our previous Phase 2/3 clinical trial of adintrevimab for the prevention of COVID-19 (EVADE).
In pursuing, and eventually obtaining, an EUA for PEMGARDA (pemivibart) in the U.S., we aligned with the FDA on a primary efficacy analysis for our CANOPY Phase 3 pivotal clinical trial that used a correlate of protection (surrogate of clinical efficacy) in an immunobridging approach comparing data obtained in the CANOPY clinical trial to certain historical data from our previous Phase 2/3 clinical trial of adintrevimab for the prevention of COVID-19 (EVADE).
If we cannot demonstrate that any adverse events were not caused by the drug, the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities could order us to cease further 47 development of, or deny approval of, our product candidates for any or all targeted indications, or require that we conduct additional animal or human studies regarding the safety and efficacy of our product candidates that we have not planned or anticipated.
If we cannot demonstrate that any adverse events were not caused by the drug, the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities could order us to cease further development of, or deny approval of, our product candidates for any or all targeted indications, or require that we conduct additional animal or human studies regarding the safety and efficacy of our product candidates that we have not planned or anticipated.
Accordingly, until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial revenue from PEMGARDA or sales of any future authorized or approved product, we expect to finance our operations through a combination of equity offerings, government or private-party grants, debt financings or other capital sources, such as collaborations with other companies, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements.
Accordingly, until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial revenue from PEMGARDA or sales of any future authorized or approved product, we expect to finance 38 our operations through a combination of equity offerings, government or private-party grants, debt financings or other capital sources, such as collaborations with other companies, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements.
Our failure to comply with these regulations may require us to repeat clinical trials, which would delay the regulatory authorization or approval process for our product candidates. 68 We also are required to register certain clinical trials and post the results of certain completed clinical trials on a government-sponsored database, such as ClinicalTrials.gov, within specified timeframes.
Our failure to comply with these regulations may require us to repeat clinical trials, which would delay the regulatory authorization or approval process for our product candidates. We also are required to register certain clinical trials and post the results of certain completed clinical trials on a government-sponsored database, such as ClinicalTrials.gov, within specified timeframes.
A weak or declining economy or political disruption, including any international trade disputes, or changes in laws or policies governing the terms of international trade, and in particular increased trade restrictions, tariffs or taxes on imports from 97 countries where we manufacture products, such as China, could strain our manufacturer or suppliers, possibly resulting in supply disruption or increased manufacturing and distribution costs.
A weak or declining economy or political disruption, including any international trade disputes, or changes in laws or policies governing the terms of international trade, and in particular increased trade restrictions, tariffs or taxes on imports from countries where we manufacture products, such as China, could strain our manufacturer or suppliers, possibly resulting in supply disruption or increased manufacturing and distribution costs.
If competitors are able to obtain marketing approval for biosimilars referencing our candidates, if approved, our products may become subject to competition from such biosimilars, with the attendant competitive pressure and potential adverse consequences. 63 Product liability lawsuits against us could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to limit commercialization of any products that we may develop.
If competitors are able to obtain marketing approval for biosimilars referencing our candidates, if approved, our products may become subject to competition from such biosimilars, with the attendant competitive pressure and potential adverse consequences. Product liability lawsuits against us could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to limit commercialization of any products that we may develop.
However, the clinical utility of these products has varied over time due to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants demonstrating partial or full resistance to neutralization and at this time none of these products, other than PEMGARDA, are authorized for use in prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in the U.S. due to loss of activity as new variants emerged.
However, the clinical utility of these products has varied over time due to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants demonstrating partial or full resistance to neutralization and at this time none of these products are authorized for the treatment of COVID-19 and, other than PEMGARDA, none of these products are authorized for prevention of COVID-19 in the U.S., due to loss of activity as new variants emerged.
If the FDA or a comparable foreign regulatory authority does not approve these facilities for the manufacture of our product candidates or if it withdraws any such approval in the future, we may need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, which could significantly impact our ability to timely develop, obtain regulatory authorization or approval for or market our product candidates, if authorized or approved.
If the FDA or a comparable foreign regulatory authority does not approve these facilities for the manufacture of our product candidates or if it withdraws any such approval in the future, we may need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, which could significantly impact our ability to timely develop, obtain regulatory authorization or approval for or 73 market our product candidates, if authorized or approved.
If we materially breach the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Adimab Collaboration Agreement or the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement, our licenses under the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Adimab Collaboration Agreement and the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement can 75 be terminated, we can be required to return to Adimab the assigned patent rights and any patents or patent applications that claim priority to such patents, our rights to develop and commercialize our product candidates will be adversely affected, and we could be found liable for substantial monetary damages.
If we materially breach the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Adimab Collaboration Agreement or the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement, our licenses under the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Adimab Collaboration Agreement and the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement can be terminated, we can be required to return to Adimab the assigned patent rights and any patents or patent applications that claim priority to such patents, our rights to develop and commercialize our product candidates will be adversely affected, and we could be found liable for substantial monetary damages.
We may not be able to maintain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost or in an amount adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise. Our business and operations would suffer in the event of computer system failures, cyberattacks or a deficiency in our or our CDMO’s, CROs’, contractors’, consultants’ or collaborators’ cybersecurity.
We may not be able to maintain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost or in an amount adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise. 68 Our business and operations would suffer in the event of computer system failures, cyberattacks or a deficiency in our or our CDMO’s, CROs’, contractors’, consultants’ or collaborators’ cybersecurity.
In addition, the GDPR generally restricts the transfers of personal data from the EEA, including the European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland, to other jurisdictions that the European Commission/United Kingdom Secretary of State, as applicable, does not recognize as having “adequate” data protection laws unless the parties to the transfer have implemented specific safeguards to protect the transferred personal data.
In addition, the GDPR generally restricts the transfers of personal data from the EEA, including the European Union and the United Kingdom, to other jurisdictions that the European Commission/United Kingdom Secretary of State, as applicable, does not recognize as having “adequate” data protection laws unless the parties to the transfer have implemented specific safeguards to protect the transferred personal data.
Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets, like patent litigation, is expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. Further, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary 73 rights to the same extent or in the same manner as the laws of the U.S.
Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets, like patent litigation, is expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. Further, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent or in the same manner as the laws of the U.S.
As a result, our revenue from applicable products could be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. 74 We are a party to an assignment and license agreement, a collaboration agreement and a platform transfer agreement with Adimab, pursuant to which we are obligated to make payments upon achievement of milestone events and royalties.
As a result, our revenue from applicable products could be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. We are a party to an assignment and license agreement, a collaboration agreement and a platform transfer agreement with Adimab, pursuant to which we are obligated to make payments upon achievement of milestone events and royalties.
As a result, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing and commercializing competitive products in territories included in all of our licenses. Patent reform legislation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and licensed patents, and the enforcement or defense of our licensed patents or future owned patents.
As a result, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing and commercializing competitive products in territories included in all of our licenses. 81 Patent reform legislation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and licensed patents, and the enforcement or defense of our licensed patents or future owned patents.
While we believe that we have secured sufficient supply to meet demand for PEMGARDA and anticipated initial demand for VYD2311, if authorized or approved, any delay, failure or inability to manufacture or test on a timely basis in the future could impact the timelines for our future clinical trials or our commercialization plans.
While we believe that we have secured sufficient supply to meet demand for PEMGARDA and anticipated initial demand for VYD2311, if approved, any delay, failure or inability to manufacture or test on a timely basis in the future could impact the timelines for our future clinical trials or our commercialization plans.
In the U.S., numerous federal and state laws and regulations could apply to our operations or the operations of our partners, including state data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws 65 and federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, including Section 5 of the FTC Act and the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule, that govern the collection, use, disclosure and protection of health-related and other personal information.
In the U.S., numerous federal and state laws and regulations could apply to our operations or the operations of our partners, including state data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws and federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, including Section 5 of the FTC Act and the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule, that govern the collection, use, disclosure and protection of health-related and other personal information.
If we are unable to do so, we may have to curtail the development of such product candidate, reduce or delay its development program or one or more of our other development programs, delay its potential commercialization or reduce the scope of any sales or 71 marketing activities, or increase our expenditures and undertake development or commercialization activities at our own expense.
If we are unable to do so, we may have to curtail the development of such product candidate, reduce or delay its development program or one or more of our other development programs, delay its potential commercialization or reduce the scope of any sales or marketing activities, or increase our expenditures and undertake development or commercialization activities at our own expense.
Several pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies have been investigated and have reached substantial financial settlements with the federal government under the civil False Claims Act for a variety of alleged misconduct, including, for example, allegedly providing free product to customers with the expectation that the customers would bill federal programs for the product.
Pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies have been investigated and have reached substantial financial settlements with the federal government under the civil False Claims Act for a variety of alleged misconduct, including, for example, allegedly providing free product to customers with the expectation that the customers would bill federal programs for the product.
The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent us from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability, or commercialize our drugs. It is also possible that additional governmental action will be taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent us from being able to generate 93 revenue, attain profitability, or commercialize our drugs. It is also possible that additional governmental action will be taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We may fail to demonstrate with substantial evidence from adequate and well-controlled trials, and to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, that our product candidates are safe and effective for their intended uses or otherwise meet requirements for an EUA.
We may fail to demonstrate with substantial evidence from adequate and well-controlled trials, and to the 52 satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, that our product candidates are safe and effective for their intended uses or otherwise meet requirements for an EUA.
In addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours or our licensors is not valid, is unenforceable or is not infringed, or may refuse to stop the other party in such infringement proceeding from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question.
In addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours or our licensors is not valid, is unenforceable or is not 82 infringed, or may refuse to stop the other party in such infringement proceeding from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question.
On February 4, 2020, the Secretary of HHS determined pursuant to his authority under Section 564 of the FDCA that COVID-19 represented a public health emergency with significant potential to affect national security or the health and security of U.S. citizens living abroad.
On February 4, 2020, the Secretary of HHS determined pursuant to his authority under Section 564 of the FDCA that COVID-19 represented a public health emergency with significant potential to affect national security or the health and security 49 of U.S. citizens living abroad.
For example, in many countries in the European Union, procedures to obtain price 62 approvals, coverage and reimbursement can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing authorization. Many European countries periodically review their reimbursement of medicinal products, which could have an adverse impact on reimbursement status.
For example, in many countries in the European Union, procedures to obtain price approvals, coverage and reimbursement can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing authorization. Many European countries periodically review their reimbursement of medicinal products, which could have an adverse impact on reimbursement status.
Such proceedings could result in revocation of or amendment to our future patents in such a way that they no longer cover our product candidates 78 or prevent third parties from competing with our product candidates. The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.
Such proceedings could result in revocation of or amendment to our future patents in such a way that they no longer cover our product candidates or prevent third parties from competing with our product candidates. The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.
Our determination of the expiration date of any patent in the U.S. or abroad that we consider relevant may be 79 incorrect, which may negatively impact our ability to develop and market our product candidates. Our failure to identify and correctly interpret relevant third-party patents may negatively impact our ability to develop and market our products.
Our determination of the expiration date of any patent in the U.S. or abroad that we consider relevant may be incorrect, which may negatively impact our ability to develop and market our product candidates. Our failure to identify and correctly interpret relevant third-party patents may negatively impact our ability to develop and market our products.
We expect to rely on trademarks as one means to distinguish our product candidates, if approved for marketing, from the drugs of our competitors. We also expect to rely on trademarks to protect our company name. Once we select new trademarks 83 and apply to register them, our trademark applications may not be approved.
We expect to rely on trademarks as one means to distinguish our product candidates, if approved for marketing, from the drugs of our competitors. We also expect to rely on trademarks to protect our company name. Once we select new trademarks and apply to register them, our trademark applications may not be approved.
Executive officers may terminate employment with us at any time, 89 and the ability to attract a key executive to replace that position and the ability to retain additional key executives are critical to our success. We do not maintain “key person” insurance for any of our executives or employees.
Executive officers may terminate employment with us at any time, and the ability to attract a key executive to replace that position and the ability to retain additional key executives are critical to our success. We do not maintain “key person” insurance for any of our executives or employees.
We could experience manufacturing problems, may be unable to access desired future manufacturing capacity within desired timeframes, or may be unable to access raw materials due to global supply chain shortages or otherwise, that result in delays in the development or commercialization of our product candidates or otherwise harm our business.
We could experience manufacturing problems, may be unable to access desired future manufacturing capacity within desired timeframes, or may be unable to access raw 57 materials due to global supply chain shortages or otherwise, that result in delays in the development, supply, or commercialization of our product candidates or otherwise harm our business.
Accordingly, even if we determine to pursue a BLA and we believe that one of our product candidates meets the criteria 50 for accelerated approval, fast track designation or breakthrough therapy designation, the FDA may disagree and instead determine not to grant such designation.
Accordingly, even if we determine to pursue a BLA and we believe that one of our product candidates meets the criteria for accelerated approval, Fast Track designation or breakthrough therapy designation, the FDA may disagree and instead determine not to grant such designation.
Many of these companies 60 have also been successful in securing government funding to support research and development and/or manufacturing of their product candidates as well as government contracts to purchase their supply orders. Additional vaccines and therapeutics are in development by other pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies.
Many of these companies have also been successful in securing government funding to support research and development and/or manufacturing of their product candidates as well as government contracts to purchase their supply orders. Additional vaccines and therapeutics are in development by other pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies.
There is additional uncertainty as it is not known what actions, including the imposition of potential sanctions or tariffs, may be taken by the new U.S. presidential administration. Additionally, the biopharmaceutical industry in particular in China is strictly regulated by the Chinese government.
There is additional uncertainty as it is not known what actions, including the imposition of potential sanctions or tariffs, may be taken by the U.S. presidential administration. Additionally, the biopharmaceutical industry in particular in China is strictly regulated by the Chinese government.
If the breadth or strength of protection provided by the patent and patent applications we hold, obtain or pursue with respect to our product candidates and technologies is challenged, or if they fail to provide meaningful exclusivity for our product candidates and technologies, it could threaten our ability to commercialize our product candidates and technologies.
If the breadth or strength of protection provided by the patent and patent applications we hold, obtain or pursue with respect to our product candidates and technologies is challenged, or if they fail to provide meaningful exclusivity 77 for our product candidates and technologies, it could threaten our ability to commercialize our product candidates and technologies.
Even if we believe such claims are without merit, a court of competent jurisdiction could hold that these third-party patents are valid, enforceable and infringed, which could have a negative impact on our ability to commercialize our product candidates.
Even if we believe such claims are without merit, a court of competent jurisdiction could hold that these third-party patents are valid, enforceable and infringed, which 84 could have a negative impact on our ability to commercialize our product candidates.
Furthermore, even if we obtain regulatory authorization to expand the authorized use of PEMGARDA or if we obtain regulatory authorization or approval for another product candidate that we develop or otherwise acquire, we may incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
Furthermore, even if we obtain regulatory authorization to expand the authorized use of PEMGARDA or if we obtain regulatory approval of VYD2311 or regulatory authorization or approval for another product candidate that we develop or otherwise acquire, we may incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
If we are unable to successfully develop, receive and maintain an EUA or regulatory approval for and commercialize our product candidates for the indications we seek, or successfully develop any other product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be harmed.
If we are unable to successfully develop, receive and maintain an EUA or regulatory approval for and commercialize our product candidates for the indications we seek, or successfully develop any other product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be substantially harmed.
The evolution and of the disease and the continued emergence of VoCs, and the availability, administration and acceptance of vaccines, mAbs, antiviral agents and other therapies may affect the design and enrollment of our clinical trials, the potential regulatory authorization or approval of our product candidates and the commercialization of our product candidates, if authorized or approved.
The evolution and impact of the disease and the continued emergence of VoCs, and the availability, administration and acceptance of vaccines, mAbs, antiviral agents and other therapies may affect the design and enrollment of our clinical trials, the potential regulatory authorization or approval of our product candidates and the commercialization of our product candidates, if authorized or approved.
Manufacturing and testing our product candidates and commercialization of any authorized or approved products requires many specialty materials and equipment, some of which are manufactured or supplied by small companies with limited resources and experience to support commercial biologics production.
Manufacturing and testing our product candidates and commercialization of any authorized or approved products requires many specialty materials and equipment, some of which are manufactured or supplied by small companies with limited 59 resources and experience to support commercial biologics production.
The FTC also has the power to enforce the Health Breach Notification Rule, which imposes notification obligations on companies for breaches of certain health information contained in personal health records. Enforcement by the FTC under the FTC Act can result in civil penalties or enforcement actions.
The FTC also has the power to enforce the Health 70 Breach Notification Rule, which imposes notification obligations on companies for breaches of certain health information contained in personal health records. Enforcement by the FTC under the FTC Act can result in civil penalties or enforcement actions.
If we do not successfully develop and commercialize product candidates based upon our approach, 51 we will not be able to obtain product revenue in future periods, which would result in significant harm to our financial position and adversely affect our stock price.
If we do not successfully develop and commercialize product candidates based upon our approach, we will not be able to obtain product revenue in future periods, which would result in significant harm to our financial position and adversely affect our stock price.
Many of these laws differ from each other in significant ways and thus complicate compliance efforts; • HIPAA, which created additional federal criminal statutes which prohibit, among other things, a person from knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services, including those by private payors.
Many of these laws differ from each other in significant ways and thus complicate compliance efforts; • HIPAA also created federal criminal statutes which prohibit, among other things, a person from knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services, including those by private payors.
Accordingly, in the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for damages or be penalized with fines in an 67 amount exceeding our resources, and our clinical trials or regulatory approvals could be suspended, which could seriously harm our business.
Accordingly, in the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for damages or be penalized with fines in an amount exceeding our resources, and our clinical trials or regulatory approvals could be suspended, which could seriously harm our business.
For example, in July 2024, we submitted a request to the FDA to expand the existing EUA for PEMGARDA to cover treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in certain immunocompromised patients, which request was denied by the FDA in February 2025.
For example, in July 2024, we submitted a request to the FDA to expand the existing EUA for PEMGARDA to 61 cover treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in certain immunocompromised patients, which request was denied by the FDA in February 2025.
The landscape of laws regulating personal data is constantly evolving, and compliance with these laws requires a flexible privacy framework and substantial resources. Accordingly compliance efforts will likely be an increasing and substantial cost in the future.
The landscape of laws regulating personal data is constantly evolving, and compliance with these laws requires a flexible privacy framework and substantial resources. Accordingly compliance efforts will likely be an increasing and 71 substantial cost in the future.
For example, we will be required to immediately report any serious and 86 unexpected adverse events and certain quality or production problems with our authorized or approved products to regulatory authorities along with other periodic reports.
For example, we will be required to immediately report any serious and unexpected adverse events and certain quality or production problems with our authorized or approved products to regulatory authorities along with other periodic reports.
We do not have any product candidates authorized or approved for sale in any jurisdiction other than PEMGARDA in the U.S. under an EUA, including in international markets, and we do not have experience in obtaining regulatory authorization or approval in international markets.
We do not have any product candidates authorized or approved for sale in any jurisdiction other than PEMGARDA in the U.S. under an EUA, and we do not have experience in obtaining regulatory authorization or approval in international markets.
The stock market in general, and the Nasdaq Global Market and biotechnology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, increases in inflation rates, disruptions to global supply chain or other macroeconomic factors, that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the prospects of the issuer and which have resulted in decreased stock prices for many companies notwithstanding the lack of a fundamental change in their underlying business models or prospects.
The stock market in general, and the Nasdaq Global Market and biotechnology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, increases in inflation rates, disruptions to global supply chain, tariff uncertainty or other macroeconomic factors, that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the prospects of the issuer and which have resulted in decreased stock prices for many companies notwithstanding the lack of a fundamental change in their underlying business models or prospects.
There is no certainty that all of our employees, agents, suppliers, manufacturer, contractors, or collaborators, or those of our affiliates, will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, particularly given the high level of complexity of 96 these laws.
There is no certainty that all of our employees, agents, suppliers, manufacturer, contractors, or collaborators, or those of our affiliates, will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, particularly given the high level of complexity of these laws.
The FDA may issue an EUA during a public health emergency declared under the FDCA if the agency determines that the known and potential benefits of a product outweigh the known and potential risks and if other regulatory criteria are met.
The FDA may issue an EUA during a public health emergency declared under the FDCA if the FDA determines that the known and potential benefits of a product outweigh the known and potential risks and if other regulatory criteria are met.
Government entities, such as the CDC, the WHO and non-government professional societies, such as the IDSA, may produce treatment and/or prevention guidelines for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, including guidance regarding the use of mAbs in these indications.
Government entities, such as the CDC, the WHO and non-government professional societies, such as the IDSA, may produce treatment and/or prevention guidelines for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, including guidance 66 regarding the use of mAbs in these indications.
Delisting from Nasdaq may adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, significantly affect the ability of investors to trade our securities, or negatively affect the 92 value and liquidity of our common stock.
Delisting from Nasdaq may adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, significantly affect the ability of investors to trade our securities, or negatively affect the value and liquidity of our common stock.
Even 53 though we aim to have backup supplies of raw materials, cell lines and reagents whenever possible, we cannot be certain they will be sufficient if our primary sources are unavailable.
Even though we aim to have backup supplies of raw materials, cell lines and reagents whenever possible, we cannot be certain they will be sufficient if our primary sources are unavailable.
We currently depend on sole-source third-party suppliers and a single contract manufacturer for materials and services that are necessary for the conduct of preclinical studies, manufacture and testing of our product candidates for clinical trials and commercial supply, and the loss of these third-party suppliers or contract manufacturer or their inability to supply us with sufficient quantities of adequate materials or services, or to do so at acceptable quality levels, acceptable pricing terms, and on a timely basis, could harm our business.
We currently depend on sole-source third-party suppliers and a single contract manufacturer for materials and services that are necessary for the conduct of preclinical studies, manufacture and testing of our COVID-19 product candidates for clinical trials and commercial supply, and the loss of these third-party suppliers or contract manufacturer or their inability to supply us with sufficient quantities of adequate materials or services, or to do so at acceptable quality levels, acceptable pricing terms, and on a timely basis, could harm our business.
We cannot offer any assurances about which of our patent applications will issue, the breadth of any resulting patent or whether any of the issued patents will be found invalid and unenforceable or will be threatened by third 72 parties.
We cannot offer any assurances about which of our patent applications will issue, the breadth of any resulting patent or whether any of the issued patents will be found invalid and unenforceable or will be threatened by third parties.
Preclinical tests and Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials are primarily designed to test safety, to study pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and to understand the side effects of product candidates at various doses and schedules.
Preclinical tests and Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials are primarily designed to test safety, to study pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and to 51 understand the side effects of product candidates at various doses and schedules.