NVAX

Novavax

October 5, 2026 · intraday

Rarity
3.37
Peak move
+27.44%
Float cap
$1.6B

Novavax is a Gaithersburg, Maryland-based vaccine company that develops recombinant protein-based nanoparticle vaccines and its proprietary Matrix-M adjuvant. It sells its protein-based, non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, to governments and health systems, and licenses its technology to partners such as Sanofi, Takeda and the Serum Institute of India, which uses Matrix-M in its malaria vaccine. Its pipeline spans seasonal influenza, COVID-influenza combinations, RSV and other infectious-disease candidates.

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  • major_contract

    Novavax's Matrix-M adjuvant has been licensed by four of the world's ten largest pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer's up-to-$500M milestone deal, which management frames as validation of its shift from COVID vaccine maker to platform licensor.

  • regulatory_approval

    The US FDA approved updated 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine formulations targeting the JN.1-lineage XFG variant, including Novavax partner Sanofi's protein-based Nuvaxovid for adults 65+ and people 12-64 at high risk, plus Pfizer/BioNTech's Comirnaty and Moderna's Spikevax and mNEXSPIKE.