SAN FRANCISCO / Apr 18, 2024 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (“Vir” or “the Company”, Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the nomination of Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D. and Ramy Farid, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors (the “Board”) at its upcoming annual meeting of stockholders on May 29, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). If elected, each of Drs. Bischofberger and Farid will join the Board on such date. The nomination of the... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Apr 11, 2024 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the Company will provide a corporate update and report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, on May 2, 2024. The Company will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 2, 2024. The corporate update and financial results will be provided via a press release after... Read More

Over 60 participants dosed in two additional cohorts; initial data expected in the second quarter Approximately 50% of participants have compensated cirrhosis SAN FRANCISCO / Mar 05, 2024 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that its Phase 2 SOLSTICE clinical trial evaluating the safety, tolerability and efficacy of tobevibart and elebsiran for the treatment of people living with chronic... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Feb 23, 2024 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. ( Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that management will be participating in the following upcoming investor conferences during the month of March: TD Cowen 44th Annual Health Care Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston. Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on Monday,... Read More

Prior data from the Phase 2 SOLSTICE trial in chronic hepatitis delta participants demonstrated that after only 12 weeks of combination therapy, 100% (6/6) of participants had HDV RNA less than the lower limit of quantification Phase 2 SOLSTICE trial on track to complete enrollment ahead of schedule with initial data expected in the second quarter; greater than 90% of participants dosed Prior Phase 2 MARCH Part B chronic... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Feb 20, 2024 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Executive Vice President, and Chief Medical Officer, Phil Pang, M.D., Ph.D., has decided to leave the company at the end of March 2024 to spend more time with his family. The Company has initiated a search for a successor. “Phil has served as a formidable leader at Vir, where he played a major part in the development of... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Feb 01, 2024 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the Company will provide a corporate update and report financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023, on February 22, 2024. The Company will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February 22, 2024. The corporate update and financial results will be provided via a press... Read More

Reinforcing strategic focus on chronic hepatitis delta and chronic hepatitis B clinical programs and antibody platform to target infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and oncology Reducing workforce by approximately 12% and consolidating geographic footprint Anticipate annual savings of at least $40 million from cost optimization efforts SAN FRANCISCO / Dec 13, 2023 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR)... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Dec 06, 2023 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA, Vir’s Chief Executive Officer, will present at the J.P. Morgan 2024 42 nd Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 10, at 3:45 p.m. PT / 6:45 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed under Events & Presentations in the Investors section of the Vir... Read More

Initial SOLSTICE data suggests the potential of VIR-3434 + VIR-2218 to address the unmet need for a highly efficacious hepatitis delta therapy New MARCH Part B data demonstrate that VIR-3434 may play an important role in achieving a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B Conference call scheduled for 1:45 p.m. PT / 4:45 p.m. ET, November 13, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO / Nov 13, 2023 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc.... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Nov 10, 2023 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that it will be presenting new data from its Phase 2 trials evaluating the potential clinical impact that VIR-3434 and VIR-2218 could have for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) patients at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) The Liver Meeting ® , taking place in Boston,... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Nov 08, 2023 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced it ranked first for the second year in a row on the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ™ , a list of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and energy tech companies in North America. This is the first time in the 29-year history of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 program that a... Read More

Company to present new data at AASLD from Phase 2 chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis delta clinical trials Company expanding strategic focus to autoimmune diseases and immuno-oncology Jennifer Towne, Ph.D., appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, effective November 6, 2023 Secured new BARDA funding for the development of RNA-delivered monoclonal antibodies $1.7 billion in cash, cash... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO / Oct 30, 2023 / Business Wire / Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Towne, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, effective November 6, 2023. Dr. Towne will be responsible for leading the Company’s research function from basic research through scale-up manufacturing and the introduction of drug candidates to clinical trials. She will... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Phil Pang, M.D., Ph.D., Vir’s Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Interim Head of Research, is participating in a virtual fireside Q&A at the H.C. Wainwright 4 th Annual Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Conference on Wednesday, October 25, at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the fireside chat can... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that eight abstracts highlighting new data from its chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) clinical programs have been accepted for presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) The Liver Meeting ® , taking place in Boston, MA, from November 10-14, 2023. These include... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the Company will provide a corporate update and report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, on November 2, 2023. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on November 2, 2023. The corporate update and financial results will be provided via a press release after market... Read More

New investment of approximately $50 million from Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority includes $40 million in Project NextGen funds Contract expands existing support for the development of candidates for prevention and treatment of pathogens of pandemic potential SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and... Read More

Based on a novel human cytomegalovirus vector platform, VIR-1388 was designed with the goal of creating a novel HIV vaccine Phase 1 trial supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and conducted by the HIV Vaccine Trials Network SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the first participant has... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that management will be participating in the following upcoming investor conferences during the month of September: Morgan Stanley 21 st Annual Global Healthcare Conference at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in New York. Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to participate in... Read More

Phase 2 data readouts from ongoing chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis delta programs on track for Q4 2023 Increased focus on proprietary antibody platform and discontinuation of Vir’s innate immunity small molecule platform First participant to be dosed in Phase 1 trial of next-generation HIV vaccine, VIR-1388, anticipated in Q3 $1.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of June 30, 2023 Conference call... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the Company will provide a corporate update and report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 on August 3, 2023. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2023. The corporate update and financial results will be provided via a press release after market close and... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the Phase 2 PENINSULA ( P rev E ntio N of I ll N es S D U e to Inf L uenza A ) trial evaluating VIR-2482 for the prevention of symptomatic influenza A illness did not meet primary or secondary efficacy endpoints. In participants who received the highest dose of VIR-2482 (1,200 mg), a non-statistically significant... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the appointment of Sasha Damouni Ellis as Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, effective July 10, 2023. Ms. Damouni Ellis will be responsible for the Company’s strategic approach to corporate communications, government affairs, investor relations and patient advocacy, as well as for establishing... Read More

Data from two ongoing clinical trials in people living with chronic hepatitis B infection suggest the combination of an antiviral with an immunomodulator can achieve rapid and deep declines in hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and higher rates of HBsAg loss compared to antivirals or immunomodulators alone Preclinical data suggest the potential of VIR-2218 and VIR-3434 as treatment for the chronic suppression of... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that five abstracts highlighting new data from the Company’s broad hepatitis portfolio addressing both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) have been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, EASL ™ Congress 2023, taking place in Vienna from June... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the 44 th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, June 12, at 10:40 a.m. PT / 1:40 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed under Events & Presentations in the... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today reminds stockholders that it will hold its 2023 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. PT. The Annual Meeting will be held in virtual format only via live audio webcast. Vir Biotechnology’s stockholders of record as of March 30, 2023 (the “Record Date”) can attend and vote at the Annual Meeting... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc . (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the appointment of Jeff Calcagno, M.D., as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer. Dr. Calcagno will be responsible for leading the Company’s business development efforts, optimizing existing alliances and establishing new strategic industry and public-private partnerships. He reports to Vir’s Chief Executive... Read More

STRIVE is the first Phase 2 sub-protocol trial initiated under Vir’s new PREVAIL platform trial investigating the Company’s novel therapies in two chronic hepatitis B virus patient populations SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 2 STRIVE sub-protocol clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of... Read More

Multiple data readouts anticipated in 2023 from ongoing Phase 2 programs in hepatitis B and D, and influenza Industry veteran Dr. Marianne De Backer assumes CEO position prepared to lead Company through next phase of growth $2.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments as of March 31, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today provided a corporate update and... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the BofA Securities 2023 Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 10, at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed under Events & Presentations in the Investors section of the Vir website at... Read More

New grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports the Phase 1 development of VIR-1388, an investigational HIV T cell vaccine based on a novel vector Long-standing partnership further advances research for the prevention and treatment of global infectious diseases SAN FRANCISCO, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that it received a new $10 million grant from the... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Phil Pang, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Interim Head of Research, is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the 22 nd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 18, at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed under... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, March 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Phil Pang, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Interim Head of Research, is scheduled to present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, March 15, at 7:15 a.m. PT / 10:15 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed under Events & Presentations in the... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that Bolyn Hubby, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, will participate in a panel focused on infectious diseases at the Cowen 43 rd Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 7, at 6:10 a.m. PT / 9:10 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the panel can be accessed under Events & Presentations in... Read More

Transformational year ahead with critical Phase 2 readouts expected for programs in hepatitis B, hepatitis D and influenza with the potential for significant patient impact $1.5 billion of sotrovimab collaboration revenue recognized in 2022 Strong balance sheet expected to fund Vir’s robust portfolio through major inflection points with the flexibility to evaluate external opportunities SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provided positive final draft guidance recommending the use of sotrovimab, an investigational SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing monoclonal antibody, in adults who do not need supplemental oxygen for COVID-19 and who have an increased risk for progression to severe... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the Company will provide a corporate update and report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022, on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The corporate update and financial results will be provided via a press release after market close and will be accessible under Press Releases in the... Read More

Experienced biotech executive brings more than 20 years of financial leadership to Vir Howard Horn departing to pursue next chapter; will remain in an advisory role through a brief transition period SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced the appointment of Sung Lee as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 27, 2023. The... Read More

Vir to continue advancing next-generation COVID-19 solutions independently or with other partners The Companies will continue working together to ensure ongoing access to sotrovimab for patients around the world, where authorized, and to advance new therapies for influenza and other respiratory diseases SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the research... Read More

Dr. De Backer to assume CEO role on April 3, 2023 Upon his retirement as CEO, Dr. Scangos will transition to an advisory role through June 2, 2023 and will continue providing strategic counsel to Vir as a member of the Board of Directors SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that George Scangos, Ph.D., will retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer... Read More

Critical Phase 2 readouts anticipated in 2023 for three advanced programs – hepatitis B, hepatitis D and influenza Strong balance sheet expected to fund Vir’s robust portfolio through major inflection points with the flexibility to evaluate external opportunities SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that George Scangos, Ph.D., chief executive officer, will... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced it has achieved the target enrollment of approximately 3,000 participants in the groundbreaking Phase 2 PENINSULA ( P rev E ntio N of I ll N es S D U e to Inf L uenza A ) trial evaluating VIR-2482 for the prevention of illness due to influenza A. PENINSULA is the first Phase 2 outpatient trial to evaluate the role of a... Read More