Vaccinex, Inc. (VCNX)
NASDAQ: VCNX · Real-Time Price · USD
3.240
+0.290 (9.83%)
Nov 4, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

Company Description

Vaccinex, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of targeted biotherapeutics to treat cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune disorders.

The company’s lead drug candidate, pepinemab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds and blocks the activity of SEMA4D.

It is developing Pepinemab, which is in phase 2 study for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and has completed phase 2 study for treatment of Huntington’s disease; Pepinemab in combination with Pembrolizumab in phase 2 study for head and neck cancer, Avelumab in phase 2 study for pancreatic cancer, and completed phase 2 study with Avelumab for non-small cell lung cancer; and Pepinemab in combination with Nivolumab completed phase 2 study for melanoma, and trastuzumab and DC vaccine in phase 2 study for breast cancer.

The company has also developed ActivMAb, an antibody drug discovery platform based on a novel method for complex targets, such as multi-pass membrane receptors or large and diverse libraries of full-length human monoclonal antibodies on the surface of pox viruses.

It has collaborations with Merck Sharp & Dohme; Ares Trading S.A.; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Emory University; Huntington Study Group; H.

Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc; Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC; Surface Oncology, Inc.; and Pharmaceutical and Biotech Co. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Vaccinex, Inc.
Vaccinex logo
Country United States
Founded 2001
Industry Biotechnology
Sector Healthcare
Employees 40
CEO Maurice Zauderer

Contact Details

Address:
1895 Mount Hope Avenue
Rochester, New York 14620
United States
Phone 585 271 2700
Website vaccinex.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol VCNX
Exchange NASDAQ
Fiscal Year January - December
Reporting Currency USD
CIK Code 0001205922
CUSIP Number 918640103
ISIN Number US9186403013
Employer ID 16-1603202
SIC Code 2834

Key Executives

Name Position
Dr. Maurice Zauderer Ph.D. Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Dr. Elizabeth E. Evans Ph.D. Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Discovery and Translational Medicine
Dr. Ernest S. Smith Ph.D. Senior Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer
Jill Sanchez CPA Chief Financial Officer
Dr. John E. Leonard Ph.D. Senior Vice President of Development

Latest SEC Filings

Date Type Title
Oct 25, 2024 424B3 Prospectus
Oct 24, 2024 EFFECT Notice of Effectiveness
Oct 16, 2024 S-3 Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933
Oct 9, 2024 8-K Current Report
Sep 27, 2024 D Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities
Sep 20, 2024 SC 13D/A [Amend] General statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership
Sep 20, 2024 SC 13D/A [Amend] General statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership
Sep 19, 2024 8-K Current Report
Sep 13, 2024 8-K Current Report
Aug 20, 2024 8-K Current Report