An effective universal vaccine ideally providing broad protection against all influenza A virus (IAV) subtypes with pandemic or zoonotic potential circulating in animals, as well as against antigenically variable seasonal strains, remains an urgent public health need.

Qu Biologics has received clearance from Health Canada to proceed with a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of QBKPN, a first-in-class innate immune modulator that enhances lung immunity, in the elderly.