PopVax is an Indian biotechnology company based in Hyderabad building a novel thermostable, low-cost, and safe second-generation mRNA platform for rationally-designed broadly-protective multi-epitope vaccines. We’re starting with an open-source 4-8 °C refrigerator-stable booster candidate that is intended to protect against the entire sarbecovirus sub-family, including current and future strains of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19), and some other beta-coronaviruses such as MERS-CoV.

PopVax's work has been funded primarily via collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (India) and Vitalik Buterin’s Balvi. Our India-based team of 30 researchers and senior manufacturing leaders includes experts in antigen design, mRNA sequence optimization and synthesis, and nucleic acid delivery from top Indian and North American research institutions, including CCMB, CDFD, IIT Delhi, IAVI, Harvard, Scripps, and UBC, as well as vaccine & biologics production veterans from companies including Sanofi, Biocon, Panacea Biotec and Biological E. The smaller scientific team for our US-based subsidiary, PopVax North America, is led by Moderna’s first Director of Chemistry, and includes several leading practitioners of de novo computationally-driven rational protein design for novel vaccine immunogens.

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PopVax's headquarters in Hyderabad, India

Praveen Vittala Kumar

Dr Tushar Ranjan Moharana

Gayathri Vijay

Eswar Reddy Maddi

Rashid Khan

This department focuses on advancing scientific knowledge and developing innovative solutions through research and experimentation.

Research and Development

This department focuses on scientific research and development in various biological fields, including protein design, molecular biology, and bioassays.

Research & Development

This department focuses on conducting research and experiments in molecular and cellular biology to advance scientific understanding and applications.

Molecular Biology

This department conducts research and development in the field of immunology to advance medical knowledge and therapies.

Immunology Research

This department manages legal affairs and intellectual property rights.

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This department oversees product quality assurance and implements quality control measures to ensure compliance with standards.

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