Vaxcyte

Vaxcyte, Inc. engages in the development of vaccines for infectious diseases. The company is headquartered in San Carlos, California and currently employs 507 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2020-06-12. The firm is engaged in developing spectrum conjugate and protein vaccines to prevent or treat bacterial infectious diseases. Its pipeline includes VAX-31, a 31-valent PCV candidate advancing to a Phase III adult clinical program and being evaluated in a Phase II infant clinical program, which is being developed for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults and infants and is the broadest-spectrum pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) candidate in the clinic. VAX-24, the Company’s 24-valent PCV candidate, is designed to cover more serotypes than any infant PCV on-market and is being evaluated in a Phase II infant study. Its pipeline also includes VAX-A1, a prophylactic vaccine candidate designed to prevent Group A Strep infections; VAX-PG, a therapeutic vaccine candidate designed to slow or stop the progression of periodontal disease; and VAX-GI, a vaccine candidate designed to prevent Shigella.