About Us
VaxDesign develops in vitro models of human immunity that are functionally equivalent to the human immune system. We believe our technologies will enable drug and vaccine development companies to obtain better predictions of human outcomes for their therapies than is possible with existing methods. VaxDesign’s immunotherapy testing immune system models have the potential to save companies years of development time and millions of dollars of development costs.
About MIMIC™ Technology
The MIMIC™ (Modular IMmune In vitro Construct) System is a model of the human immune system, about the size of a small coin, that enables researchers to test drugs, vaccines and chemical formulations more reliably and predictably: a “clinical trial in a test tube.” The MIMIC™ System uses human blood cells under conditions similar to that in the human body, providing a testing system in a more “natural” environment.
We developed the MIMIC™ technology to address inherent flaws with current animal testing models, namely that animals can never offer completely predictive results of a new vaccine or therapy because of basic physiological differences between humans and animals. We created the MIMIC™ technology not only as an alternative to animal testing, but one that is more predictive of human responses.
Helping Florida Build a World-Class Life Sciences Cluster
Enterprise Florida Inc., a public-private partnership serving as Florida’s primary organization devoted to statewide economic development, has featured VaxDesign as an innovator in Florida’s life sciences industry. Learn more about VaxDesign, our goals, and our research by watching a short video on eFlorida.com.