Objective Common to current manufacturing technologies for vaccines is the long lead-time before they were made available or novel vaccines could be made available to the public. Current methods are very time consuming and frequently encounter problems with scale-up, in particular if sudden demands have to be met. However, the ability to start vaccination campaigns fast – and earlier than currently possible – is particularly important in view of seasonal influenza, influenza pandemics or sudden outbreaks of dangerous, hereto unknown infectious diseases. Resulting delays definitely pose a high risk for health and lives of many people. To provide solutions to these world-wide challenges is of European and global interest and GZA offers such a response:The technology is based on self-assembly of SV40 capsid proteins around a given nucleic acid and has several additional applications; however, it will be validated here in the area of vaccination with RNA. The main advantage of GZA’s novel vaccine technology platform is that it enables strongly shortened manufacturing periods and accelerated market introduction of a novel vaccine (e.g. 2-3 times faster manufacturing for novel influenza vaccines). The business model is based on developing and validating the technology for a given purpose in-house and receive milestone payments and royalties specified in co-development and licensing agreements with established pharma companies active in the vaccine sector (such as GSK, Novartis or Sanofi Pasteur).Most importantly, in the feasibility assessment applied for here GZA wishes to further detail the business plan with updated evaluations of markets, competitors, IP, a project/development plan and budget to further highlight the attractiveness of the business case and to prepare initiation of a full development program in phase 2. Furthermore, it is intended to obtain input from experienced regulatory professionals and draft a potential regulatory strategy aiming at marketing approval. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesnucleic acidsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologypandemicsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusesinfluenzasocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsvaccines Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.1. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being Main Programme H2020-EU.3.1.3. - Treating and managing disease Topic(s) SMEInst-05-2016-2017 - Supporting innovative SMEs in the healthcare biotechnology sector Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator GEZA AD LTD Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address SIRKIN 19 53251 GIVATAIYM Israel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
