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Organization | Note 1 - Organization Novavax, Inc. ("Novavax," and together with its subsidiary, "Novavax AB," the "Company") is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of recombinant protein nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants. The Company's product pipeline targets a variety of infectious diseases with vaccine candidates currently in clinical development for seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza and respiratory syncytial virus ("RSV").

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