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. 2016 Dec;41(12):778–791.

Table 2.

Examples of Zika Virus Vaccines Under Investigation in the United States146,167174

Developer Technology
CaroGen Corp. VLV-based nanoparticle
CDC VLP expressed by DNA plasmid; live recombinant adenovirus
GeoVax Labs, Inc. MVA-VLP technology elicits antibodies and T cells
Hawaii Biotech Recombinant proteins produced from insect cell line, plus Alhydrogel or proprietary adjuvant
Inovio/GeneOne Life Science DNA (electroporation)
Kansas State University DNA
NewLink Genetics Corp. Purified inactivated virus
NIH Zika-targeted mutation, live attenuated (longer-term); DNA; live VSV recombinant
Novavax E protein (nanoparticles)
Pharos Biologicals, Inc. Nanosphere delivery
Protein Sciences Corp. Recombinant variations of Zika virus E protein
Replikins, Ltd. Synthetic replilink peptides
Vaxart, Inc. Recombinant Zika vaccine in room temperature-stable tablets
VaxInnate Corp. TLR technology; vaccine antigens are genetically fused to bacterial protein flagellin
Xenetic Biosciences Combined Zika/dengue vaccine

CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; MVA = modified vacinnia Ankara; NIH = National Institutes of Health; TLR = toll-like receptor; VLP = virus-like particle; VLV = virus-like vesicle; VSV = vesicular stomatitis virus.