POP Biotechnologies (POP BIO), a Buffalo, NY based biopharmaceutical startup, announces the approval of the plan for a phase 3 clinical study of EuCorVac-19, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by South Korean partner EuBiologics (KOSDAQ: 206650, CEO, Dr. Baik YoungOk, Mr. Seukkeun Choi) from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea. EuCorVac-19, is a protein-based vaccine consisting of Eubiologics protein antigen, EulMT, in-licensed from Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the spontaneous-nanoliposome antigen particle (SNAP) technology of POP BIO.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — POP Biotechnologies Inc. (POP BIO) received a $599,981, two-year Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) under Award No. 1R43AI165089-01, supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to pursue development of a potentially life-saving vaccine technology to address the ongoing pandemic crisis caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the microbe responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), through the development of a thermostable recombinant nanoparticle vaccine.