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New Vaccine Technologies Companies
Vaccines have historically been less profitable than therapeutic products. In the past, the pharmaceutical industry has devoted far more money to research in treating disease than in preventing it. That may have made sense in the “old days” when the cost of healthcare was not of serious concern. In light of the worldwide recession and rising healthcare costs, investment in vaccine technologies is looking more attractive.
What are the companies best poised to benefit from this new and possibly permanent shift in thinking about healthcare costs and the value of preventative medicine? The big vaccine companies will probably do well, but the impact of new vaccines on their share prices may be slow and unimpressive. There are two vaccine technology companies that may appeal to investors with high risk for high reward in mind.
First, consider Novavax, Inc (Nasdaq: NVAX). This company is using something called “virus-like particle (VLP)” technology to create new vaccines. VLP technology allows an artificial virus structure to be manufactured without the functional portion of the virus included. A VLP vaccine injected into a patient’s arm makes the patient’s immune system think it is being invaded by a real virus, so it produces a defensive immune reaction. The hope is that VLP vaccines will be stronger than older types of vaccine formulations. If NVAX is right about its theories, the company will eventually be worth far more than its current sub-hundred million dollar market value.
Secondly, take a look at iBioPharma Inc (OTCBB:IBPM). This company is using green plants as the source of innovative vaccines for a variety of serious infectious diseases such as anthrax and plague, and including pandemic influenza. IPBM’s green plant vaccine production technology not only reduces the cost of complex vaccine products, but also speeds up their production. Speed may be important when flu strain mutations produce deadly new types of influenza, or if an outbreak were to occur with little or no warning. iBiopharma’s current market capitalization below ten million dollars is likely to rise as its technology and products become widely known.
This article’s author does not own stock in either of the companies discussed herein. This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities in any specific industry or company.
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