U.S. government expands assistance to J&J COVID-19 vaccine research

By The Science Advisory Board staff writers

November 16, 2020 -- The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is expanding its partnership with Johnson & Johnson by providing additional support for the ongoing development of its investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Under the amendment to the initial agreement, Janssen will commit approximately $604 million and BARDA will commit approximately $454 million to support the ongoing phase III Ensemble clinical trial evaluating the investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate as a single-dose in up to 60,000 volunteers worldwide.

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