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Vir Biotechnology Inc (Vir Biotechnology) is a is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on leveraging the immune system to address unmet medical needs. Its activities include the development of antibody-based medicines and protease-releasable masking technologies for infectious diseases and cancer. Vir Biotechnology's pipeline products include tobevibart + elebsiran, for hepatitis delta; tobevibart + elebsiran ± PEG-IFN-α, for hepatitis B; VIR-5818 (HER2) ± pembrolizumab, VIR-5500 (PSMA), and VIR-5525 (EGFR) for solid tumors. Its products are used in therapeutic areas such as chronic hepatitis, oncology, and infectious diseases like COVID-19 and Ebola. The company's technology platform includes dAIs (data AI structure and antibody), and PRO-XTEN. The company operates in the US, and Switzerland. Vir Biotechnology is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
Headquarters
United States of America
Address
Suite 900, 1800 Owens Street, San Francisco, California, 94158
Website
www.vir.bio/
Telephone
1 415 9064324
No of Employees
367
Industry
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
VIR (NASD)
Revenue (2024)
$68.6M
-7.6%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
16.1%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$1.8B
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
9.2%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Pipeline | dAIsY |
| tobevibart + elebsiran: Hepatitis Delta | PRO-XTEN |
| tobevibart + elebsiran ± PEG-IFN-α: Hepatitis B | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Regulatory Approval | In October, the company received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for VIR-5500, a PSMA-targeted PRO-XTEN dual-masked T-cell engager, for the treatment of late-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. |
| 2026 | Contracts/Agreements | In February, the company signed a global strategic collaboration agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. to develop and commercialize VIR-5500, a PSMA-targeted PRO-XTEN dual -masking CD3 T-cell engager. |
| 2024 | Contracts/Agreements | In September, the company signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Sanofi to authorize access to multiple clinical-stage T-cell engagers (TCEs) and the PRO-XTEN masking platform. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Vir Biotechnology Inc | Gilead Sciences Inc | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | Moderna Inc | Dynavax Technologies Corp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America |
| City | San Francisco | Foster City | Cambridge | Cambridge | Emeryville |
| State/Province | California | California | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | California |
| No. of Employees | 367 | 17,000 | 2,500 | 4,700 | 405 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Private |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Sato, Ph.D | Chairman | Executive Board | 2016 | 76 |
| Marianne De Backer, Ph.D. | Chief Executive Officer; Director; President; Principal Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2026 | 57 |
| Aziz Sawaf | Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President | Senior Management | 2026 | - |
| Maninder Hora, Ph.D. | Chief Operating Officer; Chief Technical Officer; Executive Vice President | Senior Management | 2024 | - |
| David Liu, M.D., Ph.D | Executive Vice President; Chief Medical Officer | Senior Management | 2026 | - |
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