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# Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/coronavirus-immunotherapy-consortium/
- Published: 2026-06-02T17:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-02T17:26:14.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, COVID-19, United States, California, Research, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Academia

The **Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium (CoVIC)** is a global public-private partnership based out of the Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in San Diego, California.[\[1\]](#fn1) CoVIC's principal investigator is Erica Saphire.

The stated purpose of the consortium is to “accelerate discovery, optimization, and delivery of life-saving antibody-based therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2.”[\[2\]](#fn2)

## History

CoVIC is a continuation of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium (VIC), which was previously formed to collect donations of antibodies against Ebola and Lassa viruses.[\[3\]](#fn3)

## Organization

Consortium partners include:[\[4\]](#fn4)

- Carterra
- Duke University
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology
- Nexelis
- Texas Biomedical Research Institute
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- University of Wisconsin-Madison

### Funding

CoVIC is funded by the [COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Therapeutics-Accelerator), GHR Foundation, and the [National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Institute-of-Allergy-and-Infectious-Diseases) (NIAID).[\[2:1\]](#fn2) NIAID funding came as a supplement to a Center for Excellence in Therapeutic Research (CETR) grant to Dr. Saphire (U19 142790-02S1).

## External links

- [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=coronavirus%5Fimmunotherapy%5Fconsortium)

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1. *Contact.* Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230119213903/https://covic.lji.org/contact/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *About CoVIC.* Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230119213917/https://covic.lji.org/about/> [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1)
3. *CoVIC Formation and Mission.* Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from <http://archive.today/2023.01.19-215137/https://covic.lji.org/about/vic-as-a-model-for-covic/> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. *Partners.* Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from <http://archive.today/2023.01.19-220616/https://covic.lji.org/partners/> [↩︎](#fnref4)