BiondVax Moves to New Universal Flu Vaccine Manufacturing Facility

JERUSALEM, Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: BVXV), developer of the M-001 universal influenza vaccine candidate, reported today the company's relocation to a newly constructed mid-size commercial scale manufacturing facility in Jerusalem, Israel.

Dr. Shimon Hassin, BiondVax's COO, commented, "BiondVax's new facility is custom-built for GMP manufacturing of our innovative flu vaccine candidate, which can be produced year-round and is designed to provide broad protection against influenza. As BiondVax moves into this next exciting stage, I would like to thank our partners at Biopharmax for the design and construction of our new facility."

Based in the Jerusalem Bio Park, a biotech hub on the Hadassah Medical Center Hebrew University Ein Kerem campus, the new approximately 20,000 square foot (1850m²) facility includes offices, laboratories, and GMP manufacturing suites with potential annual capacity of 40 million doses of M-001 in bulk with up to 20 million single dose syringes.

BiondVax's contact information, including telephone, fax, email, and mailing address currently remains the same as it was prior to the move.

About BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

BiondVax is a Phase 3 clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a universal flu vaccine. The vaccine candidate, called M-001, is designed to provide multi-season protection against current and future, seasonal and pandemic influenza virus strains. BiondVax's proprietary technology utilizes a unique combination of conserved and common influenza virus peptides, activating both arms of the immune system for a cross-protecting and long-lasting effect. In a total of 6 completed Phase 1/2 and Phase 2 human clinical trials, covering 698 participants, the vaccine has been shown to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic. BiondVax is traded on NASDAQ: BVXV. Please visit www.biondvax.com.

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For further information, please contact:

BiondVax
Joshua Phillipson
+972-8-930-2529 
j.phillipson@biondvax.com

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