Strangvac, a vaccine against equine strangles, has been granted marketing authorisation in the UK
Stockholm, September 17, 2021 - Intervacc AB (“Intervacc”) announced today that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) of the United Kingdom has granted a Marketing Authorisation for Strangvac within the UK. Strangvac is a vaccine against equine strangles, a highly contagious infectious disease that affects horses globally.
“We are delighted that Strangvac has been granted a market authorisation in the UK” explained Andreas Andersson, CEO of Intervacc. “Up to 600 outbreaks of strangles occur in the UK each year, impacting thousands of horses and we feel a great responsibility to apply this new vaccine to improve the health of horses.”
“Strangvac does not contain any live bacteria and is given to horses by intramuscular injection,” continued Emma Hartman, DVM and global product manager for the vaccine. “Vaccination generates an immune response against several different proteins from the bacteria causing strangles, but does not trigger any of the available diagnostic tests, so it can be used alongside current strategies as an important tool to reduce the impact of this devastating disease.”
"The approval of Strangvac for use in UK is a breakthrough for this new generation of vaccines”, explains Dr Tim Wood, Head of CMC and Regulatory at Intervacc. “The proteins in Strangvac can simultaneously target several disease-causing mechanisms in a very selective manner. In the future, this technology has terrific potential to prevent many different diseases of animals.”
“Strangles is endemic in horse populations throughout the world and causes incalculable suffering, stress and economic cost to the equine industry within UK” added Dr Andrew Waller, Chief Scientific Officer at Intervacc. “The development of Strangvac has been achieved in partnership with world-leading scientists at the Karolinska Institute and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU. We are incredibly excited about applying this ground-breaking science to prevent such an important disease of horses.”
For more information please contact:
Andreas Andersson, CEO
Phone: +46-8-120 10 601, cell +46-73-335 99 70
E-mail: andreas.andersson@intervacc.com
This information is information that Intervacc AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above on September 17, 2021.
About Intervacc
Intervacc AB is a Swedish company within animal health developing safe, effective vaccines for animals. The Company's vaccine candidates are based on several years of research at Karolinska Institutet and Swedish University of Agricultural Research where the foundation was laid for the Company´s research and development work. The Intervacc share has been listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market since April 2017 with Eminova Fondkommission AB, adviser@eminova.se, +46 (0)8–684 211 10 as Certified Adviser.
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