hVIVO plc


 AIM: HVO

 Euronext: HVO


£22m


Development. Innovation. Returns.

hVIVO plc (formerly Open Orphan plc) is a rapidly growing specialist contract research organisation (CRO) and the world leader in testing infectious and respiratory disease vaccines and therapeutics using human challenge clinical trials.

hVIVO provides end-to-end early clinical development services to its large, established and growing repeat client base, which includes four of the top 10 largest global biopharma companies.

hVIVO's fast-growing services business includes a unique portfolio of 11+ human challenge models to test a broad range of infectious and respiratory disease products, world class challenge agent manufacturing, specialist drug development and clinical consultancy services via its Venn Life Sciences brand, and a lab offering via its hLAB brand, which includes virology, immunology biomarker and molecular testing. The Group offers additional clinical field trial services such as patient recruitment and clinical trial site services.

hVIVO runs challenge studies in London from its Whitechapel quarantine clinic, its state-of-the-art QMB clinic with its highly specialised on-site virology and immunology laboratory, and its clinic in Plumbers Row. To recruit volunteers and patients for its studies, hVIVO leverages its unique clinical trial recruitment capability via its FluCamp volunteer screening facilities in London and Manchester.

hVIVO is now the world’s leading provider of human challenge trials, with revenues increased by over 50% in the last two years. I am proud of the strong, profitable company it is today.
— Cathal Friel

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