Who are MenC's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Prevnar 20, Meningococcal Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate, Prevnar13, Menjugate®, PedvaxHIB®, pneumococcal conjugate 13 valent vaccine.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

MenC — Competitive Intelligence Brief

MenC (MenC) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Conjugate vaccine. Area: Immunology.

marketed Conjugate vaccine Capsular polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C Immunology Biologic Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

MenC (MenC) — Novartis Vaccines. MenC stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies against the capsular polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
MenC TARGET	MenC	Novartis Vaccines	marketed	Conjugate vaccine	Capsular polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C
Prevnar 20	pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV20)	Pfizer Inc.	marketed	Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine	Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides (20 serotypes)	2021-06-08
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate	Meningococcal Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate	Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company	marketed	Conjugate vaccine	Neisseria meningitidis polysaccharide capsule
Prevnar13	Prevnar13	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine	Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide capsule (serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 23F)
Menjugate®	Menjugate®	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Meningococcal conjugate vaccine	Meningococcal serogroup C polysaccharide capsule
PedvaxHIB®	PedvaxHIB®	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Conjugate vaccine	Haemophilus influenzae type b polyribosylribitol phosphate (PRP) capsular polysaccharide
pneumococcal conjugate 13 valent vaccine	pneumococcal conjugate 13 valent vaccine	University of Siena	marketed	Conjugate vaccine	Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides (13 serotypes)

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)

2033-06-01 — Prevnar 20 · US 8,895,024 · Composition of matter · US
2035-06-01 — Prevnar 20 · US 10,279,033 · Method of use · US

Sponsor landscape (Conjugate vaccine class)

GlaxoSmithKline · 26 drugs in this class
Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company · 6 drugs in this class
CanSino Biologics Inc. · 3 drugs in this class
MCM Vaccines B.V. · 3 drugs in this class
Beijing Minhai Biotechnology Co., Ltd · 3 drugs in this class
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
PT Bio Farma · 2 drugs in this class
LG Life Sciences · 2 drugs in this class
Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). MenC — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/menc. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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