Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to Schedule 13D amends the 13D originally filed on July 25, 2014 relating to the common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”) of VBI Vaccines Inc. (the “Issuer”) having its principal executive office at 222 3rd Street, Suite 2241, Cambridge, MA 02142.
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This statement is being filed by:
(a) Clarus Lifesciences I, L.P. (the “Fund”);
(b) Clarus Ventures I Management, L.P. (“Clarus GP”), which is the sole general partner of the Fund; and Clarus Ventures I, LLC (“Clarus GPLLC” and, together with Clarus GP, the “Control Entities”), which is the sole general partner of Clarus GP; and
(c) Robert Liptak, Nicholas Simon, Nicholas Galakatos, Dennis Henner, Kurt Wheeler and Michael Steinmetz (together, the “Managing Directors”). The Managing Directors are the directors of Clarus GPLLC.
The persons named in this Item 2 are referred to individually herein as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 99.1 (which is incorporated herein by reference), pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act.
The address of the principal business office of the Reporting Persons is Clarus Ventures, 101 Main Street, Suite 1210, Cambridge, MA 02142.
The principal business of the Fund is to invest in and assist growth-oriented businesses in healthcare and life sciences. The principal business of Clarus GP is to act as the sole general partner of the Fund. The principal business of Clarus GPLLC is to act as the sole general partner of Clarus GP. The principal business of each of the Managing Directors is to manage the Control Entities, the Fund and affiliated entities with similar businesses.
During the five years prior to the date hereof, none of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or has been a party to a civil proceeding ending in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
The Fund and Clarus GP are limited partnerships organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Clarus GPLLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Messrs. Liptak, Simon, Galakatos, Henner, and Wheeler is a United States citizen. Mr. Steinmetz is a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.