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. 2021 Aug 16;14(10):1299–1312. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.014

Table 8.

Draft of COVID 19 vaccine candidates- WHO landscape 2020.

Description of vaccine Type of vaccine candidate The target for coronavirus Non-corona virus candidate’s same platform Developers
A vaccine based on DNA Vaccine inserts compatible with multiple delivery systems are engineered SARS-CoV-2 and Sarbeco-CoV University of Cambridge + DIOSynVax Ltd
DNA Vaccine SARS-CoV2 University of Ege
Plasmid DNA vaccine N and RBD Nottingham/Nottingham Trent University/Scancell
DNA with electroporation Cobra Biologics/Karolinska Institute
DNA with electroporation Vaccine Research Center Chula
DNA Evvivax/Applied DNA Sciences/Takis
Needle-free delivery for DNA with plasmid SARS PharmaJet/Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc./EpiVax, Inc.
S, S1, S2, RBD and N, DNA plasmid vaccine Egypt, National Research Centre
DNA vaccine BioNet Asia
ms DNA vaccine Waterloo University/MediphageBioceuticals
DNA Vaccine Santos Pharmaceuticals
S-gene containing DNA plasmids Biosun Pharmed
Plasmid vaccine with DNA Bangladesh, Globe Biotech Limited
Nanostructured RBD with plasmid DNA Slovenia, National Institute of Chemistry
Vaccine encoding RBD with plasmid DNA Norway, Vaccibody, Oslo Research Park
Immunostimulatory DNA sequences Inserm
Inactivated virus (IV) CpG 1018 + Inactivated, egg-based, Membrane expressing whole Chimeric Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) - SARS - CoV- 2, S protein (Lexapro) anchored Pre-fusion-stabilized trimeric PATH/Dynavax/Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC; Vietnam)
CpG 1018 + Inactivated, egg-based, Membrane expressing whole Chimeric Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) - SARS - CoV- 2, S protein (Lexapro) anchored Pre-fusion-stabilized trimeric PATH/Dynavax/GPO; Thailand)
CpG 1018 + Inactivated, egg-based, Membrane expressing whole Chimeric Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) - SARS - CoV- 2, S protein (Lexapro) anchored Pre-fusion-stabilized trimeric PATH/Dynavax/Institute Butantan (Brazil)
Alum + Inactivated J.E., ZIKA KM Biologics
Inactivated University of Selcuk
NIBIOHN/BIKEN/University of Osaka
CpG 1018 + Inactivated Dynavax/Sinovac
CpG 1018 + Inactivated Dynavax/Valneva
The whole virus Inactivated Egypt, National Research Centre
Inactivated Kocak Farma Ilac ve Kimya San. A. S
Alum + Inactivated Shifa Pharmed
Inactivated MMR, IPV Milad Pharmaceutics Co.
Inactivated MMR, IPV Zista Kian Azuma Co.
Live attenuated virus (LAV) Live attenuated vaccines, which are codon deoptimized AcıbademLabmed Health Services A.S./Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University
Live attenuated vaccines, which are codon deoptimized University of Griffith/Indian Immunologicals Ltd
Live attenuated bacterial vector (LABV) Live attenuated vaccine bacterial (pertussis) Institut Pasteur Lille
Live attenuated bacterial vector TheRex, ALtraBio
Viral vector (non-replicating) Sendai virus vector I.D. Pharma
Adenovirus-based University of Ankara
(AAV SARS-COV-2) Adeno-associated virus vector AveXis/Massachusetts General Hospital/Massachusetts Eye and Ear
VLP encoded by MVA MARV, HIV, EBOV, LASV BravoVax/GeoVax
MVA-S encoded Multiple candidates IDT Biologika GmbH/GCIR-DZIF
MVA-S Spain, IDIBAPS-Hospital Clinic
Adeno5-based University of Erciyes
(GREVAX™ platform) Ad5 S MERS Greffex
Oral Ad5 S HSV-2, VZV, Zika and Norovirus Stabilitech Biopharma Ltd
HLA-matched peptides + adenovirus-based Pan-Corona Valo Therapeutics Ltd
Structural proteins expressing MVA SARS-CoV2 Multiple candidates Spain, Centro Nacional Biotecnología
Spike protein expressing vaccine Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5)-based MERS Lowa University/Georgia University
S1 containing Recombinant deactivated rabies virus CCHFV, LASSA, EBOV, MERS, NiV, HeV Thomas Jefferson University/Bharat Biotech
H1N1 vector H1N1 vector Egypt, National Research Centre
S expressing Newcastle disease virus Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
Lentiviral Vector Institut Pasteur -Theravectys
Lentiviral Vector AIOVA
Retro-VLP Particles Lentiviral Vector University of Sorbonne
intranasal administration Ad 5 vector Eastern Finland University and Helsinki University
TBD VEE, HBV, RVF, EBOV, LASV, CHIKV, NORV, InfA Vaxart
Protein subunit (P.S.) Mannose-conjugated chitosan nanoparticle delivered via RBD protein University of Kazakh National Agrarian/University of Ohio State
Essai O/W 1,849,101 adjuvant with recombinant spike protein University of Kazakh National Agrarian
Peptides Neo7Logic
Essai O/W 1,849,101 adjuvant with recombinant spike protein National Scientific Center for Especially Dangerous Infections/Kazakhstan, University of Kazakh National Agrarian
Recombinant spike protein Colloids and Interfaces Max-Planck-Institute
FAR-Squalene adjuvant + RBD protein (baculovirus production) Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)/FarmacológicosVeterinarios SAC (FARVET SAC)
Protein Subunit Rep of Kazakhstan, Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems
RBD-protein Mynvax
Recombinant S protein Biomedicine and Genome Center Izmir
Novel adjuvant + Peptide HIV, Malaria, Zika, NSCLC University of Bogazici
3M052 adjs./S subunit intranasal liposomal formulation with GLA University of Virginia
Adjuvant, E coli-based Expression + S-Protein (Subunit) Nigeria, Oyo State, Ogbomoso, Trinity Immonoefficient and Ogbomoso Laboratory, Helix Biogen Consult
S, N, M and S1 protein subunit Egypt, National Research Centre
Protein Subunit Argentina, San Martin and CONICET University
Adj. + RBD protein fused with Fc of IgG Thailand, GPO/University of Chulalongkorn
Capsid-like Particle AdaptVac (PREVENT - n CoV consortium)
VLPs Drosophila S2 insect cell expression system ExpreS2ion
LNP formulated peptide antigens IMV Inc
S Protein USAMRIID/WRAIR
Adjuvant + Sprotein Influenza UMN Pharma/Shionogi/National Institute of Infectious Disease, Japan
Adjuvant + VLP-recombinant protein BIKEN/University of Osaka/National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Japan
S1 subunit microneedle arrays MERS Pittsburgh University
Peptide Vaxil Bio
Adjuvanted protein subunit (RBD) Biological E Ltd
Peptide Breast CA vaccine, HPV therapeutic vaccine, ZIKA, Ebola, Marburg, HIV, Influenza Flow Pharma Inc
S protein A.J. Vaccines
Ii-Key peptide SARS-CoV, Influenza, HIV EpiVax/Generex
S protein H7N9 Georgia University/EpiVax
EPV-CoV-19 protein subunit EpiVax
gp-96 backbone HIV, Malaria, Zika, NSCLC Miami University/Heat Biologics
vaccine subunit Koltsovo, Rospotrebnadzor, FBRI SRC VB VECTOR
RBD protein or S1 SARS Baylor College of Medicine
Plant produced protein subunit CC-Pharming/iBio
Nanoparticles (based on S-protein and other epitopes), recombinant protein Saint-Petersburg scientific reseacrh institute of vaccines
Truncated S (spike) proteins SARS-COV-2 XWG-03 HPV GSK/University of Xiamen/Innovax
Microsphere adjuvanted peptide VIDO-Intervac, Saskatchewan University
S and M proteins synthetic Long Peptide Vaccine candidate OncoGen
S and N proteins Oral E. coli-based protein expression system MIGAL Galilee Research Institute
Nanoparticle vaccine Lake Pharma, Inc.
(RBD-Fc + Adjuvant) plant-based vaccine Chula Vaccine Research Center/BaiyaPhytopharm
vaccine based on OMV Flu A, Plague Quadram Institute Biosciences
vaccine based on OMV Trento University/BiOMViSSrI
tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) structurally modified spherical particles Rotavirus, Rubella University of Lomonosov Moscow State
Spike-based Hepatitis C Alberta University
S1-Fc fusion recombinant protein AnyGo Technology
Recombinant protein Yisheng Biopharma
(Insect cell line baculovirus expression system) Recombinant S protein in IC-BEVS Bristol University U.K. and Vietnam, Vabiotech
Heat stable, orally delivered subunit Applied Biotechnology Institute, Inc.
Spike protein peptides Axon Neuroscience S.E.
Protein Subunit G.C. Pharma, MOGAM Institute for Biomedical Research
RBD-based Tel Aviv University/Neovii
OMVsubunit Epivax/Intravacc
(Epitope screening) Spike-based LiteVax BV ImmunoPrecise
Spike-based University of Ankara, Middle East Technical University, Nanografi Nano Technology
Adjuvant with a recombinant spike Iran
BEVS produced recombinant S protein University of Tampere
Nanoformulated protein subunit INRAE, CEA, Vaxinano
Adenoviral Carrier protein subunit CNRS, CEA
DC-targeted epitopes VRI, LinkinVax
Bacterial vector replicating Protein expression system of RBD based on Oral Salmonella enteritidis (3934Vac) Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)/FarmacológicosVeterinarios SAC (FARVET SAC)
Viral vector Replicating YF17D Vector K.U. Leuven
Measles Vector Cadila Healthcare Limited
Measles Vector Koltsovo, Rospotrebnadzor, FBRI SRC VB VECTOR
S, N targets measles virus CHIKV, H7N9, Zika CanVirex AG/DZIF - German Center for Infection Research
S protein expressing horsepox vector Monkeypox, Smallpox Southern Research/Tonix Pharma
(Intranasal) Atenuated influenza virus backbone LVVV Influenza IEM and BIOCAD
(Intranasal) Influenza A virus, recombinant vaccine Influenza Koltsovo, Rospotrebnadzor, FBRI SRC VB VECTOR
Expressing antigenic portion of the Spike protein attenuated influenza Influenza Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Instituto Buntantan
RBD expressing influenza vector Hong Kong University
SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) glycoprotein delivered by Replication-competent VSV chimeric virus technology (VSVΔG) Lassa, Marburg, Ebola Merck/IAVI
DC-targeting replicating VSV vector Manitoba University
VSV-S MERS, HIV Western Ontario University
VSV-S Aurobindo
VSV vector FBRI SRC VB VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo
Influenza vector M2-deficient single replication (M2SR) Influenza Bharat Biotech/FluGen/UW-Madison
(NDV-SARS-CoV-2/Spike) Newcastle disease virus vector Utrecht University/Intravacc/Wageningen Bio veterinary Research
(APMV) Avian paramyxovirus vector SARS-CoV3 University of Lancaster, UK
RBD expressing Intranasal Newcastle disease virus vector (rNDV-FARVET) Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)/FarmacológicosVeterinarios SAC (FARVET SAC)
Vaccine based on RNA NLC saRNA formulated SARS-CoV2 Amyris, Inc. Infectious Disease Research Institute
S encoding LNP-encapsulated Mrna Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Self-amplifying RNA Gennova
mRNA Live, attenuated virus (LAV) University of Selcuk
LNP-mRNA Sanofi Pasteur/Translate Bio
LNP-mRNA Precision Nanosystems/CanSino Biologics
Cocktail encoding VLP LNP-encapsulated Mrna Live, attenuated bacterial vector (LABV) RNA cure Biopharma/Shanghai Jiao Tong University/Fudan University
RBD encoding LNP-encapsulated mRNA RNA cure Biopharma/Shanghai Jiao Tong University/Fudan University
SARS-CoV-2 derived replicating Defective RNAs Centro Nacional Biotecnologia (CNB-CSIC), Spain
mRNA encapsulated LNP MERS Daiichi-Sankyo/Tokyo University
mRNA encapsulated Liposome BIOCAD
mRNA candidates RNAimmune, Inc.
mRNA Koltsovo, Rospotrebnadzor, FBRI SRC VB VECTOR
mRNA Stermina/University of Tongji/China CDC
Intranasal delivery system mRNA eTheRNA
mRNA Greenlight Biosciences
mRNA IDIBAPS-Hospital Clinic, Spain
mRNA Providence Therapeutics
mRNA Cell Tech Pharmed
mRNA ReNAP Co
LNP-encapsulated mRNA D614G variant Globe Biotech Ltd
Encapsulated mRNA CEA
Protein subunit SARS-CoV-2 S, M, N and NSPs targets to induce T cell responses (CD8) OSE immunotherapeutics
sVirus like particle VLP Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Virus-like particle-based Dendritic Cell (D.C.)-targeting vaccine Manitoba University
VLP University of BezmialemVakif
VLP Middle East Technical University
(eVLP) Enveloped Virus-Like Particle SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, & MERS-CoV CMV, GBM, Zika VBI Vaccines Inc.
HIV VLPs integrated by S protein SARS-CoV2 Grifols/Barcelona Supercomputing/IRTA--CReSA/IrsiCaixa AIDS Research
Adjuvant + VLP GPO/Siriraj Hospital/University of Mahidol
Baculovirus vehicles, Virus-like particles and lentivirus Malaria Oncoimmunology group, Navarrabiomed
RBD displayed on virus-like particles Saiba GmbH
Multiepitope display ADDomerTM Bristol University’s Max Planck Centre and Imophoron Ltd
Unknown Doherty Institute
VLP SARS-CoV1, SARS-CoV2 OSIVAX
eVLP SARS-CoV2 Malaria ARTES BiotechnologARTESBiotechnolog
Whole virus/VLPs peptides Sao Paulo University
VLPs produced in BEVS University of Tampere
VLP derived by plant University of Shiraz