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The US medicines regulator has granted Fast Track designation to Aravax's peanut-allergy immunotherapy PVX108, easing its development path; the Melbourne-based biotech expects Phase 2 data later in 2026.
Melbourne biotech Aravax, developer of the peanut allergy immunotherapy PVX108, adds former ALK-Abello chief Carsten Hellmann and ex-Aimmune commercial head Andrew Oxtoby to its board ahead of Phase 3.
Profile tracing Sara Prickett's path from UK labs to co-founding Aravax, the peanut-allergy biotech Brandon Capital backed, as its Phase II trial nears readout in mid-2026.
Aravax has finished enrolling 95 young patients in its Phase 2 peanut-allergy immunotherapy trial across US and Australian sites, with results expected in the first half of 2026.
Breakthrough Victoria announces a $12 million investment in Aravax, part of a $66 million Series B, advancing the biotech's peanut allergy immunotherapy into phase two trials in Australia and the United States.
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Biotech Aravax has received a US$20 million Series B commitment from Brandon Capital and Tenmile to advance its peanut allergy therapy PVX108 into Phase 2 trials.
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Aravax has begun its Series B with a US$20 million investment from Brandon Capital and Tenmile, funding Phase 2 trials of its peanut allergy immunotherapy PVX108 while it seeks further capital.
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Clinical-stage biotech Aravax has added pharma veteran Dr Brett Haumann, formerly of ReViral, Theravance, GSK and Aimmune, as a non-executive director ahead of a Phase 2 study of its peanut allergy therapy PVX108.
Aravax clears its US FDA application to trial its peanut-allergy immunotherapy PVX108 in Phase 2 studies across two countries, and adds a prominent food-allergy paediatric specialist to its scientific advisory board.
Biotech firm Aravax has added Thomas Ulmer, previously CFO at Immatics and Allergopharma with Merck roles, to its board as its peanut allergy treatment advances after positive phase 1 safety results.