Revenue, cash up for Oxford Biometrica as work starts on COVID-19 vaccine

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Biotech company Oxford Biomedica increased its revenue in the first half of 2020 by 6%, it announced this morning.

Bioprocessing and commercial development were particularly strong, posting revenues of £23.4m, up by 24%.

The company recorded an operating loss of £5.8m for the first six months of the year, down from £6.1m in the first half of 2019.

After a fundraising round, the group now has more than £50m in cash on its balance sheet.

CEO John Dawson highlighted Oxford Biometrica's work with AstraZeneca, with which it has signed a three-year deal for large-scale manufacturing of a potential vaccine for COVID-19.