BIOVAXYS PARTNER SPAYVAC FOR WILDLIFE, INC., SCALES-UP VACCINE PRODUCTION CAPACITY

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MADISON, Wis., Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ -- BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF) ("BioVaxys") and SpayVac for Wildlife, Inc. are pleased to jointly announce that SpayVac for Wildlife, Inc.'s Madison, Wisconsin laboratory and production facility is now fully able to supply its cutting-edge contraceptive vaccines, including its well-established pZP vaccine ("SpayVac®") and its newest GnRH vaccine for commercial aquaculture and other species.

SpayVac® vaccines produced in the Madison facility ready for shipment for the EU feral horse project
SpayVac® vaccines produced in the Madison facility ready for shipment for the EU feral horse project

The scaled-up production capacity will support wider SpayVac availability for field trials and market seeding studies, the production ramp-up in preparation for a SpayVac launch in the near future, as well as new antigen formulations tailored for diverse animal contraceptive needs. The ability to produce two different lines of vaccine is a significant advancement following SpayVac for Wildlife's recent announcement of completing the set-up of its Madison-based research and production facility. "Part of our use of proceeds from ongoing fundraising will be to further scale up so we can produce tens of thousands of vaccines," said SpayVac's CEO, Tom D'Orazio.

Recently, large-scale shipments were made by SpayVac for Wildlife to support a major feral horse population management project in Europe, underscoring their commitment to expanding animal population control efforts globally. This follows the production of vaccine for an immunocontraception project in Southeast Asia this past summer.

Ursula Bechert, DVM, PhD, SpayVac VP for Research and Development, shared, "We continue to build momentum with ongoing trials in collaboration with the U.S. government and the EU, as well as a prominent aquaculture genetics company, focusing on a potential alternative to induced triploidy, which results in sterility but leaves fish more susceptible to disease."

SpayVac® vaccines produced in the Madison facility ready for shipment for the EU feral horse project

SpayVac is based on a patented liposome-based antigen delivery platform technology, licensed from BioVaxys (https://www.biovaxys.com), which has demonstrated a robust and sustained immune response in several species. SpayVac for Wildlife's single-dose, multi-year vaccines will address the fertility-control needs in wildlife, agricultural production animals, and commercial aquaculture markets.

BioVaxys is also developing its own vaccines based on the patented liposome-based antigen delivery platform technology for multiple human indications in infectious disease, oncology, and allergy, with several programs in clinical development.