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QS-21’s advantages relative to traditional vaccine adjuvants include:
- An increase in the titer of antibody response
- Stimulation of T Cell immune response
- A reduction of the antigen dose requirement to achieve optimal immune response
- Generation of immune responses to viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens
QS-21’s advantages relative to traditional vaccine adjuvants include:
- An increase in the titer of antibody response
- Stimulation of T Cell immune response
- A reduction of the antigen dose requirement to achieve optimal immune response
- Generation of immune responses to viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens
Product Candidate
R&D
GMP Manufacturing
FDA Master File
Integration into Partner Vaccine
Product Candidate
R&D
GMP Manufacturing
FDA Master File
Integration into Partner Vaccine
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Adjuvants are immunological helpers that make vaccines more effective, longer lasting, and more accessible. While many vaccines consist simply of a formulated antigen capable of providing protection from a disease, some antigens are unable to meet the criteria required to become a successful vaccine. There are many reasons an antigen could fail on its own. For example, an antigen may not be immunogenic enough to trigger the desired protection, or it may only provide effective protection for a few months. Some vaccines, while they have effective antigens, may be too expensive to manufacture at scale and are inaccessible to low-income patients. Some may cause significant side effects. Adding an adjuvant can offer a solution to these problems.
The primary role of an adjuvant in a vaccine is to improve the body’s immune response to the vaccine. By stimulating a more powerful response than an antigen may be able to achieve on its own, the adjuvant can make the vaccine more effective in several ways. Adjuvants can in some cases also extend the long-term durability of the vaccine, removing the need for boosters and protecting the patient for years after dosing. Beyond triggering an optimal immune response, adjuvants can also be used to decrease the amount of antigen required in a vaccine, allowing for dose sparing, which can reduce side effects and make vaccines more affordable to populations worldwide.
Adjuvants have been used in vaccines for decades, but vaccine developers have traditionally focused on antigen development rather than optimizing adjuvants. Currently, there are only five adjuvants used in approved products, with the fifty-year-old adjuvant alum being used in the vast majority of adjuvanted vaccines. While these adjuvants have been effective in supporting existing vaccines, there remains the opportunity to fuel new vaccines and even save previously failed vaccines by using adjuvants optimized for the modern day.
SaponiQx is revolutionizing the vaccine landscape by innovating from the adjuvant side of vaccine development. By ensuring a secure supply of the premiere adjuvant QS-21 STIMULON™ and spearheading the development of a pipeline of novel adjuvants, SaponiQx will make vaccines more effective and more accessible to patients worldwide.