Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization	1. Organization Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (“Vir” or the “Company”) is a commercial-stage immunology company focused on combining immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases. Its current pipeline consists of sotrovimab (previously VIR-7831; and where marketing authorization has been granted, marketed under the brand name Xevudy®) and other product candidates targeting hepatitis B virus (“HBV”), hepatitis D virus (“HDV”), influenza A virus, coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), and human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”). Vir has assembled four technology platforms that are designed to stimulate and enhance the immune system by exploiting critical observations of natural immune processes. In September 2022, the Company formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary in Switzerland, Vir Biotechnology International GmbH (“VBI”), a Swiss limited liability company. The primary purpose of VBI is to support Vir's research and development and international commercial activities outside of the United States. Follow-On Offering On July 10, 2020, the Company issued and sold 8,214,285 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239689) and a registration statement on Form S-1 filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (File No. 333-239747) (collectively, the “Registration Statements”). The Registration Statements became effective on July 7, 2020. The price of the shares sold in the follow-on offering was $42.00 per share and the Company received total gross proceeds from the offering of approximately $345.0 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $20.7 million and offering expenses of approximately $1.1 million, the net proceeds were approximately $323.2 million. Sales Agreement In November 2020, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”), under which the Company may from time to time offer and sell shares of its common stock for an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million, through or to Cowen, acting as sales agent or principal. The shares will be offered and sold under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and a related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 10, 2020. The Company will pay Cowen a commission of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of shares, reimburse legal fees and disbursements and provide Cowen with customary indemnification and contribution rights. As of December 31, 2022, no shares have been issued under the Sales Agreement. Need for Additional Capital Although the Company recorded net income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, it has otherwise incurred net losses since inception. The Company expects its earnings to be volatile and may continue to incur net losses over the next several years and may need to raise additional capital to fully implement its business plan. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had retained earnings of $377.2 million. The Company had $2.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments as of December 31, 2022. Based on the Company’s current operating plan, management believes that the $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2022 will be sufficient to fund its operations through at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (“Vir” or the “Company”) is a commercial-stage immunology company focused on combining immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases. Its current pipeline consists of sotrovimab (previously VIR-7831; and where marketing authorization has been granted, marketed under the brand name Xevudy®) and other product candidates targeting hepatitis B virus (“HBV”), hepatitis D virus (“HDV”), influenza A virus, coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), and human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”). Vir has assembled four technology platforms that are designed to stimulate and enhance the immune system by exploiting critical observations of natural immune processes.

In September 2022, the Company formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary in Switzerland, Vir Biotechnology International GmbH (“VBI”), a Swiss limited liability company. The primary purpose of VBI is to support Vir's research and development and international commercial activities outside of the United States.

Follow-On Offering

On July 10, 2020, the Company issued and sold 8,214,285 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239689) and a registration statement on Form S-1 filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (File No. 333-239747) (collectively, the “Registration Statements”). The Registration Statements became effective on July 7, 2020. The price of the shares sold in the follow-on offering was $42.00 per share and the Company received total gross proceeds from the offering of approximately $345.0 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $20.7 million and offering expenses of approximately $1.1 million, the net proceeds were approximately $323.2 million.

Sales Agreement

In November 2020, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”), under which the Company may from time to time offer and sell shares of its common stock for an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million, through or to Cowen, acting as sales agent or principal. The shares will be offered and sold under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and a related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 10, 2020. The Company will pay Cowen a commission of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of shares, reimburse legal fees and disbursements and provide Cowen with customary indemnification and contribution rights. As of December 31, 2022, no shares have been issued under the Sales Agreement.

Need for Additional Capital

Although the Company recorded net income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, it has otherwise incurred net losses since inception. The Company expects its earnings to be volatile and may continue to incur net losses over the next several years and may need to raise additional capital to fully implement its business plan. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had retained earnings of $377.2 million. The Company had $2.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments as of December 31, 2022. Based on the Company’s current operating plan, management believes that the $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2022 will be sufficient to fund its operations through at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements.