The candidate is a whole-virus, inactivated, adjuvanted vaccine -- the only one of its kind in clinical trials in Europe, according to the company. The company is conducting a phase III trial for the vaccine and hopes to receive approval for it before the end of the year.

In September 2020, Valneva entered into an agreement with the U.K. government for the option to purchase up to 190 million doses of the vaccine through 2025, it said.

Valneva begins phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial
Valneva announced it has initiated a phase III trial to evaluate its inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001. The company's Cov-Compare...

Valneva posts positive early clinical data for adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
Valneva is directing attention to positive results from the phase I/II clinical trial of its VLA2001, an inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Valneva begins COVID-19 vaccine production
Valneva has begun production of its inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate in conjunction with ongoing clinical studies from which the company expects...

Valneva begins clinical trials for inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
Valneva has begun a phase I/II clinical trial to study its inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001.

Dynavax partners on Valneva's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
Dynavax will supply its CpG 1018 adjuvant for use in Valneva's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, VLA2001, as part of a commercial partnership.