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Operator
Good morning and welcome to the Ocugen conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. [Operator instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Lisa DeScenza, vice president of integrated communications at LaVoie Health Science to introduce the Ocugen team.
You may begin.
Vice President of Integrated Communications
Thank you, operator. I d like to welcome you to our conference call. With me today are Ocugen s chairman and CEO, Dr. Shankar Musunuri, and our CFO and head of corporate development, Sanjay Subramanian.
Earlier this morning Ocugen issued a press release, including a business update and first-quarter 2021 financial results. We encourage listeners to review the press release, which is available on the Ocugen website at www.ocugen.com. This call is also being recorded and a replay will be available on the Investor section of the Ocugen website for approximately 45 days. Before
and Variant Neutralization Results In April 2021, Ocugen announced that its co-development partner, Bharat Biotech International Limited ( Bharat Biotech ), shared positive results from the second interim analysis of its Phase 3 clinical trial of COVAXIN showing 78% overall efficacy against COVID-19 disease, 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 disease (including hospitalization), and 70% efficacy against asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, indicating the potential to significantly reduce virus transmission. COVAXIN has additionally demonstrated a remarkable safety profile with several million doses administered to date in India. Moreover, in-vitro studies conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology have provided data suggesting effectiveness in neutralizing the double mutant India variant, the U.K. variant, and the Brazil variant. Based on broad immunogenicity, Ocugen believes that COVAXIN has the potential to be effective against other emergi
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Ocugen announces studies showing COVAXIN potentially effective against three key variants of .
OcugenMay 3, 2021 GMT
Potential effectiveness against multiple variants reduces the possibility of mutant virus escape
According to World Health Organization, the double mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 has spread to at least 17 countries
MALVERN, Pa., May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases and developing a vaccine to save lives from COVID-19, today announced that in a new study, scientists at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology have found that COVAXIN demonstrated potential effectiveness against the Brazil variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.128.2. As previously disclosed, a study conducted by ICMR also suggested that COVA
Ocugen announces studies showing COVAXIN potentially effective against three key variants of SARS-CoV-2
COVAXIN effectively neutralizes Brazil variant along with UK variant and India double mutant variant
Potential effectiveness against multiple variants reduces the possibility of mutant virus escape
According to World Health Organization, the double mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 has spread to at least 17 countries
MALVERN, Pa., May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases and developing a vaccine to save lives from COVID-19, today announced that in a new study, scientists at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology have found that COVAXIN demonstrated potential effectiveness against the Brazil variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.128.2. As previously disclosed, a study conducted by ICMR also suggested that COVAXI