hVIVO’s Mo Khan: “the industry is really waking up to the value of human challenge models”

Episode 1554,   Jul 25, 2023, 01:08 PM

(Watch the video interview HERE)

Mo Khan, chief executive of hVIVO (HVO), talks to Vox Markets about the company’s latest contract win, a  £13.1m deal to develop a human challenge model for Influenza B with an existing client, and how the approach is gathering momentum across the industry.

0:36 Details of the new £13.1m contract with an existing big pharma client to 
develop a new human challenge model for influenza B.
2:25 How human challenge models are helping the industry develop highly-
targeted treatments, and enabling fast-tracked regulatory approval.
4:28 Next steps in the development of the influenza B human challenge model, 
and the ability to leverage the model in future. 
6:18 The challenges presented in developing influenza treatments, and how 
human challenge models can help to bring flu under control.