RE: FTSE tanks on concern of new varient.!!!!26 Nov 2021 09:51
Scancell indicated at the AGM that they would look to “partner” Covidity so I would imagine that if trails are successful and Covidity proves to be easily adaptable as also indicated, then it would be easy to imagine potential partners would, very quickly, be knocking on the SCLP door. A worry would be that the new SA variant has a high transmission rate whereby development of any effective vaccines struggle to catch up!
It is likely that the WHO, CEPI, the approving medical authorities et al would support fast tracking but I think Scancell, with a history of slow progress, would need to find a way to move faster once safety data is known to be positive. Therefore, a partner with a proven management and production infrastructure to get Covidity across the line would be a preferred option…in other words a major pharma!