Aeras

Aeras is a global nonprofit biotech with a mission to develop new tuberculosis vaccines that are affordable and accessible to all who need them.

Aeras has capabilities in finance, portfolio management, immunology, assay development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs and policy, advocacy and resource mobilization, as well as in-house capacity to conduct pilot manufacturing. Serving as a critical translational bridge from the bench to the field, Aeras has sponsored and conducted over 25 clinical vaccine trials enrolling thousands of subjects, and is a key partner in six active clinical development programs.

Aeras has approximately 160 employees, with offices in Rockville, Maryland; Cape Town, South Africa; and Beijing, China.

Mission

Aeras is a non-profit product development organization dedicated to the development of effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines and biologics to prevent TB across all age groups in an affordable and sustainable manner. Aeras utilizes its broad capabilities and technologies in collaboration with numerous partners and stakeholders to support the development of vaccines and other biopharmaceuticals to address TB and other significant public health needs of underserved populations.