Evaxion Biotech Has Entered Into An Option And License Agreement With Merck For Two Preclinical Vaccine Candidates, For An Upfront Payment Of $3.2M And Up To $10M In 2025, If Merck Exercises Its Option To License Either One Or Both Candidates And Milestone Payments Of Up To $592M Per Product
Under the terms of the agreement, Evaxion has granted MSD an option to exclusively license Evaxion's preclinical vaccine candidates EVX-B2 and EVX-B3. EVX-B2 is a protein-based candidate for Gonorrhea and EVX-B3 targets an undisclosed infectious agent.