Share: In Vitro Studies Show Ensovibep (MP0420) Maintains Full Potency Against the Known Mutations of SARS-CoV-2, Including Those Present in Variants First Identified in Brazil, California, India, and New York, in Addition to the Previously Reported Varia Ongoing Phase 2 Pilot Study of Ensovibep in Ambulatory Patients Now Expanding Into Second Cohort Two Global Phase 2 and 3 Clinical Studies of Ensovibep on Track for Initiation This Month ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / May 6, 2021 / Molecular Partners AG (SIX:MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin® therapeutics, today announced results from parallel laboratory studies conducted in collaboration with academic and government partners in Switzerland and the United States. The studies assessed the inhibition of new viral variants by leading SARS-CoV-2 anti-infective molecules, including ensovibep and MP0423. New variants are often associated with faster transmissibility and a potential ability to evade the currently available monoclonal antibodies and the immunity induced by some vaccines. On top of the previously reported inhibition of the variants first identified in the UK and South Africa, the new results reported today show that ensovibep continues to retain full potency against the new viral variants of SARS-CoV-2, including the variants first identified in Brazil, California, and New York as well as the key mutations in the Indian variant.