MORGAN STANLEY PLC/CALL/DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CO./12/1/20.09.24 Stock

Dynavax Technologies Corporation is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in developing and commercializing vaccines. The Company's products include HEPLISAV-B hepatitis B vaccine and CpG 1018. Its HEPLISAV-B ((Recombinant)(Adjuvanted) is indicated for the prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of the hepatitis B virus in adults 18 years of age and older. HEPLISAV-B is a two-dose hepatitis B vaccine for adults. It also manufactures and sells CpG 1018 adjuvant, the adjuvant used in HEPLISAV-B. It is also engaged in developing a multi-program clinical pipeline leveraging CpG 1018 adjuvant to develop improved vaccines for indications with unmet medical needs. Its Pipeline programs include vaccine candidates under development for shingles, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) and plague. Its Shingles vaccine program Z-1018, which is an investigational vaccine candidate being developed for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 50 and older.