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COVID-19 Competitive Landscape 2024 (Updated)

10-27-2024 12:28 PM CET | Health & Medicine

Press release from: DelveInsight Business Research LLP

COVID-19 Market

COVID-19 Market

DelveInsight's, "COVID-19 Competitive Landscape 2024" report provides comprehensive insights about 400+ COVID-19 Companies and 500+ drugs in Covid-19 Competitive landscape. It covers the COVID-19 therapeutics assessment by product type, stage, route of administration, and molecule type. It further highlights the inactive pipeline products in this space.

Key Takeaways from the COVID-19 Report
• DelveInsight's COVID-19 report depicts a robust space with 400+ active players working to develop 500+ pipeline therapies for COVID-19 treatment.
• The leading companies working in the COVID-19 Market include Westvac Biopharma, Xenothera, Windtree Therapeutics, Vir Biotechnology, ViiV Healthcare, Verastem, VBL Therapeutics, Vasomune Therapeutics, Inc., Valneva, Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories, UNION Therapeutics, Trustem, Toscana Life Sciences, Throne Biotechnologies, Thirty respiratory Limited, Theravance Biopharma, TC BioPharm, Syntax for Science, S.L, SyneuRx, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Swedish Herbal Institute AB, Stemedica Cell Technologies, Staidson (Beijing) Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Sound Pharmaceuticals, Sorrento Therapeutics, SolAeroMed, SK Bioscience, Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd, Sinocelltech, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd., Shaperon, Senhwa Biosciences, Inc., Selva Therapeutics, Archivel Farma, R-Pharm, Rohto Pharmaceutical, Revimmune, Resverlogix Corporation, Restorbio, Resolve Therapeutics, Renibus Therapeutics, ReiThera, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, RedHill Biopharma, Red de Terapia Celular, Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Qurient Co, Quercis Pharma, PureTech, Pulmotect, PTC Therapeutics, Pluristem Ltd., Pliant Therapeutics, Pharming Technologies B.V., Pharmenterprises, Pharmamel S.L., Pharma Holdings, Pharco Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Petrovax, Paion UK Ltd., Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc. (Orpheris), OPKO Health, Oncotelic Inc., National Resilience, Inc. (Ology Bioservices), Olatec Therapeutics LLC, Novavax, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Notitia Biotechnologies Company, Noorik Biopharmaceuticals, Nobelpharma, Moderna, Moderna, MetrioPharm, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Merck KGaA, Medicago Inc., Mallinckrodt, Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd., Lifefactors Zona Franca, Leading BioSciences, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., 3M, 4D Pharma, AbbVie, Apotex, AgelessRx, AgenTus Therapeutics, AiCuris, AlloVir, Apeiron Biologics, Bausch Health Americas, BeiGene, Biotest, Bio-Thera Solutions, Cadila Healthcare Limited, Cellenkos, Cellularity Incorporated, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Clene Nanomedicine, Codagenix, Debiopharm, Direct Biologics, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Emergent Biosolutions, Enlivex Therapeutics, Evergreen Therapeutics, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Frontier Biotechnologies, FSD Pharma, Genentech, Inc., Globavir Biosciences, Grand Medical, Grifols Therapeutics LLC, Inotrem, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Kamada, Kiadis Pharma, Medicine Invention, MedRegen LLC, Miltenyi Biomedicine, Natureceuticals Sdn Bhd, NeoImmune Tech, Neutrolis, Ology Bioservices, Oncovir, OPKO Health, Organicell Regenerative Medicine, and others.
• Promising COVID-19 therapies in the various stages of development includes XAV-19, Sinapultide, VIR-7831, Maraviroc, Duvelisib, VB 201, AV-001, VLA2001, T3 solution for injection, UNIKINON, UNI911, Umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells, MAD0004J08, Stem Cell Educator therapy, RESP301, TD-0903, TCB008, Bemiparin, Pentarlandir™ UPPTA, Emapalumab, Kan Jang capsules, hMSC, BDB-001, Ebselen, COVI-DROPS| Placebo, STI-5656, COVI-AMG, PSC-04, S-1226, GBP510, SARS-COV-2 inactivated vaccine, SCTA01, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cells), Inactivated, NuSepin, Silmitasertib, SLV213, RUTI® vaccine, Olokizumab + RPH-104, Mesenchymal stem cell (ADR-001), CYT107, Apabetalone, RTB101, RSLV-132, RBT-9, GRAd-COV2, REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail, ABC 294640, Upamostat, Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Bardoxolone methyl, Telacebec, IQC-950AN, LYT-100, PUL-042, PTC-299, PLX-PAD, PLN-74809, Conestat alfa, Treamid, Melatonin, LTX-109, Selenium, Ramipril, PF-06650833, Polyoxidonium, Remimazolam, OP-101, Rayaldee, OT-101, ADM03820, OLT 1177, NVXCoV 2373, DFV890, Crizanlizumab, MAS-825, NBT-NM108, Ambrisentan, Sargramostim, Gam-COVID-Vac, mRNA-1283, mRNA-1273, MP1032, Molnupiravir, M5049, Covifenz, INOmax, MW33, COVID-19 convalescent plasma, LB1148, Mavrilimumab, and others.

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The COVID-19 report provides an in-depth commercial assessment of drugs that have been included, which comprises collaboration, agreement, licensing and acquisition - deals values trends. The sub-segmentation is described in the COVID-19 report which provides company-company collaboration (licensing/partnering), company academic collaboration, and acquisition analysis in tabulated form.

COVID-19 Overview
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause illness in animals or humans. In humans several known coronaviruses cause respiratory infections. These coronaviruses range from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Companies and Therapies
• Nobelpharma: Sargramostim
• Staidson (Beijing) Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd: BDB-001
• NeuroActiva Inc.: NA-831
• Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Nanocovax

COVID-19 Competitive Landscape
The COVID-19 report comprises of comparative assessment of Companies (by therapy, development stage, and technology).

COVID-19 Report Assessment
• Company Analysis
• COVID-19 Therapeutic Assessment
• COVID-19 Pipeline Assessment
• Inactive drugs assessment
• COVID-19 Unmet Needs

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Scope of the COVID-19 Report
• Coverage- Global
• COVID-19 Therapeutics Assessment: Product Type, Stage and Product Type, Route of Administration, Molecule Type
• COVID-19 Companies- Westvac Biopharma, Xenothera, Windtree Therapeutics, Vir Biotechnology, ViiV Healthcare, Verastem, VBL Therapeutics, Vasomune Therapeutics, Inc., Valneva, Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories, UNION Therapeutics, Trustem, Toscana Life Sciences, Throne Biotechnologies, Thirty respiratory Limited, Theravance Biopharma, TC BioPharm, Syntax for Science, S.L, SyneuRx, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Swedish Herbal Institute AB, Stemedica Cell Technologies, Staidson (Beijing) Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Sound Pharmaceuticals, Sorrento Therapeutics, SolAeroMed, SK Bioscience, Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd, Sinocelltech, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd., Shaperon, Senhwa Biosciences, Inc., Selva Therapeutics, Archivel Farma, R-Pharm, Rohto Pharmaceutical, Revimmune, Resverlogix Corporation, Restorbio, Resolve Therapeutics, Renibus Therapeutics, ReiThera, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, RedHill Biopharma, Red de Terapia Celular, Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Qurient Co, Quercis Pharma, PureTech, Pulmotect, PTC Therapeutics, Pluristem Ltd., Pliant Therapeutics, Pharming Technologies B.V., Pharmenterprises, Pharmamel S.L., Pharma Holdings, Pharco Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Petrovax, Paion UK Ltd., Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc. (Orpheris), OPKO Health, Oncotelic Inc., National Resilience, Inc. (Ology Bioservices), Olatec Therapeutics LLC, Novavax, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Notitia Biotechnologies Company, Noorik Biopharmaceuticals, Nobelpharma, Moderna, Moderna, MetrioPharm, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Merck KGaA, Medicago Inc., Mallinckrodt, Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd., Lifefactors Zona Franca, Leading BioSciences, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., 3M, 4D Pharma, AbbVie, Apotex, AgelessRx, AgenTus Therapeutics, AiCuris, AlloVir, Apeiron Biologics, Bausch Health Americas, BeiGene, Biotest, Bio-Thera Solutions, Cadila Healthcare Limited, Cellenkos, Cellularity Incorporated, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Clene Nanomedicine, Codagenix, Debiopharm, Direct Biologics, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Emergent Biosolutions, Enlivex Therapeutics, Evergreen Therapeutics, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Frontier Biotechnologies, FSD Pharma, Genentech, Inc., Globavir Biosciences, Grand Medical, Grifols Therapeutics LLC, Inotrem, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Kamada, Kiadis Pharma, Medicine Invention, MedRegen LLC, Miltenyi Biomedicine, Natureceuticals Sdn Bhd, NeoImmune Tech, Neutrolis, Ology Bioservices, Oncovir, OPKO Health, Organicell Regenerative Medicine, and others.
• COVID-19 therapies- XAV-19, Sinapultide, VIR-7831, Maraviroc, Duvelisib, VB 201, AV-001, VLA2001, T3 solution for injection, UNIKINON, UNI911, Umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells, MAD0004J08, Stem Cell Educator therapy, RESP301, TD-0903, TCB008, Bemiparin, Pentarlandir™ UPPTA, Emapalumab, Kan Jang capsules, hMSC, BDB-001, Ebselen, COVI-DROPS| Placebo, STI-5656, COVI-AMG, PSC-04, S-1226, GBP510, SARS-COV-2 inactivated vaccine, SCTA01, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cells), Inactivated, NuSepin, Silmitasertib, SLV213, RUTI® vaccine, Olokizumab + RPH-104, Mesenchymal stem cell (ADR-001), CYT107, Apabetalone, RTB101, RSLV-132, RBT-9, GRAd-COV2, REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail, ABC 294640, Upamostat, Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Bardoxolone methyl, Telacebec, IQC-950AN, LYT-100, PUL-042, PTC-299, PLX-PAD, PLN-74809, Conestat alfa, Treamid, Melatonin, LTX-109, Selenium, Ramipril, PF-06650833, Polyoxidonium, Remimazolam, OP-101, Rayaldee, OT-101, ADM03820, OLT 1177, NVXCoV 2373, DFV890, Crizanlizumab, MAS-825, NBT-NM108, Ambrisentan, Sargramostim, Gam-COVID-Vac, mRNA-1283, mRNA-1273, MP1032, Molnupiravir, M5049, Covifenz, INOmax, MW33, COVID-19 convalescent plasma, LB1148, Mavrilimumab, and others.

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Table of Content
1. Introduction
2. Executive Summary
3. COVID-19: Overview
4. COVID-19 -Analytical Perspective: In-depth Commercial Assessment
5. Competitive Landscape
6. Therapeutic Assessment
7. COVID-19: Company and Product Profiles (Marketed Therapies)
8. AstraZeneca
9. AZD1222
10. COVID-19: Company and Product Profiles (Pipeline Therapies)
11. Late Stage Products (Phase III)
12. Vicore Pharma
13. C21
14. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
15. Mid Stage Products (Phase II)
16. Company Name
17. Product Name
18. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
19. Early Stage Products (Phase I)
20. Enanta Pharmaceuticals
21. EDP 235
22. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
23. Preclinical and Discovery Stage Products
24. Company Name
25. Product Name
26. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
27. Inactive Products
28. COVID-19- Unmet needs
29. COVID-19 - Market drivers and barriers
30. Appendix

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