Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops products to prevent and treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. Its product candidate is HEPLISAV, a Phase 3 investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine designed to provide higher and earlier protection with fewer doses than licensed vaccines. The Company�s pipeline of product candidates includes HEPLISAV, its autoimmune program partnered with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), its therapy for asthma partnered with AstraZeneca AB (AstraZeneca), and clinical-stage programs for its Universal Flu vaccine and hepatitis B therapy. As of December 31, 2011, its intellectual property portfolio included 18 issued United States patents, claiming compositions and formulations of immunostimulatory sequences (ISS) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), their methods of use or processes for their manufacture.