VAXIMM is a privately held, Swiss/German biotech company that is developing oral T-cell immunotherapies for patients suffering from cancer. VAXIMM’s product platform is based on a live attenuated, safe, orally available bacterial vaccine strain, which is modified to stimulate patients’ cytotoxic T-cells to target specific structures of the tumor. The Company has a pipeline of complementary development candidates targeting different tumor structures. Lead product candidate, oral VXM01, activates killer cells targeting tumor-specific vasculature and certain immune-suppressive cells, thereby increasing immune cell infiltration in solid tumors. VXM01 is currently in clinical development for several tumor types, including brain cancer. As part of a scientific collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer Inc., VAXIMM has an ongoing clinical trial evaluating VXM01 in combination with the human anti-PD-L1 antibody, avelumab. VAXIMM also has a neoantigen program currently in preclinical development; the Company’s platform allows for fast generation and delivery of personalized T-cell cancer vaccines and may overcome key issues faced by other neoantigen approaches.
VAXIMM has a strategic clinical trial collaboration with NEC Corporation for the development of personalized neoantigen cancer vaccines. VAXIMM also has a collaboration agreement with China Medical System Holdings (CMS), granting CMS full rights in China and other Asian countries (excluding Japan) to VAXIMM’s existing programs. VAXIMM’s investors include: BB Biotech Ventures, BCM Europe, BioMed Partners, CMS, M Ventures, NEC and Sunstone Capital. VAXIMM AG is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Its wholly owned subsidiary, VAXIMM GmbH, located in Mannheim, Germany, is responsible for the Company’s development activities. For more information, please see www.vaximm.com.
VAXIMM has a strategic clinical trial collaboration with NEC Corporation for the development of personalized neoantigen cancer vaccines. VAXIMM also has a collaboration agreement with China Medical System Holdings (CMS), granting CMS full rights in China and other Asian countries (excluding Japan) to VAXIMM’s existing programs. VAXIMM’s investors include: BB Biotech Ventures, BCM Europe, BioMed Partners, CMS, M Ventures, NEC and Sunstone Capital. VAXIMM AG is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Its wholly owned subsidiary, VAXIMM GmbH, located in Mannheim, Germany, is responsible for the Company’s development activities. For more information, please see www.vaximm.com.
Location: Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $8.07M
Founded date: 2008
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 30.08.2022 | M Ventures | m-ventures... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.01.2011 | - | $8.07M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
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| 15.07.2025 | OSR Holdings Appoints Dr. Andreas Niethammer as Chief Medical Officer of Vaximm AG, an OSR Company | BASEL, Switzerland and SEOUL, South Korea, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OSR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSRH), a global healthcare company dedicated to advancing healthcare outcomes and improving the quality of life for people and their famili... |
| 26.03.2025 | Vaximm AG, an OSR Company, Announces Results from Phase 2a Trial of VXM01 and Avelumab Combination Therapy in Glioblastoma | Results from Phase 2a Trial demonstrate a good safety and tolerability profile of VXM01 and Avelumab Combination Therapy in Glioblastoma, supporting further investigation of VXM01 BASEL, Switzerland, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vaximm AG... |
| 11.03.2022 | NEC Acquires VAXIMM’s Neoantigen Vaccine Development Assets | |
| 04.05.2021 | VAXIMM : Announces Participation at Scientific and Industry Events in May | DGAP-News: VAXIMM AG / Key word(s): Conference VAXIMM Announces Participation at Scientific and Industry Events in May 04.05.2021 / 09:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. VAXIMM Announces Participation ... |
| 13.11.2019 | Biotech company VAXIMM brings NEC as strategic partner and investor on board | |
| 21.09.2018 | Vaximm and China Medical System announce licensing and investment agreement | |
| 13.09.2017 | VAXIMM receives Orphan Designation for Glioma immunotherapy | |
| 10.12.2014 | VAXIMM Reports Positive Data from Oral Cancer Vaccine Trial | |
| 13.01.2011 | VAXIMM Closes CHF7.8M Financing Round | VAXIMM AG, a Basel-Switzerland-based biotech firm focused on developing vaccines for patients suffering from cancer, closed a CHF7.8m financing round. Investors include existing shareholders BB Biotech Ventures and Merck KGaA and new partne... |