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AZD 1222 — Competitive Intelligence Brief

AZD 1222 (AZD 1222) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Viral vector vaccine. Area: Immunology / Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Viral vector vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein Immunology / Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

AZD 1222 (AZD 1222) — University Medicine Greifswald. AZD1222 is a viral vector vaccine that delivers genetic instructions for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to stimulate immune responses against COVID-19.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
AZD 1222 TARGET AZD 1222 University Medicine Greifswald phase 3 Viral vector vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 Jules Bordet Institute marketed mRNA vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (original strain and Omicron BA.1 variant)
mRNA-1273 vaccine mRNA-1273 vaccine University Health Network, Toronto marketed mRNA vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Spikevax Omicron XBB.1.5 Spikevax Omicron XBB.1.5 Jules Bordet Institute marketed mRNA vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (XBB.1.5 variant)
Regeneron Casirivimab + Imdevimab Regeneron Casirivimab + Imdevimab Erin McCreary marketed Monoclonal antibody combination (neutralizing antibodies) SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
COMIRNATY - BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH COMIRNATY - BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH Jens D Lundgren, MD marketed mRNA vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S protein)
Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 Jules Bordet Institute marketed mRNA vaccine SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (XBB.1.5 variant)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Viral vector vaccine class)

  1. Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. · 5 drugs in this class
  2. University of Oxford · 3 drugs in this class
  3. Crucell Holland BV · 3 drugs in this class
  4. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Bharat Biotech International Limited · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Health Ministry of the Russian Federation · 1 drug in this class
  7. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 1 drug in this class
  8. Samia Hassan El-Shishtawy · 1 drug in this class
  9. University Medicine Greifswald · 1 drug in this class
  10. Aeras · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). AZD 1222 — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/azd-1222. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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