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Sanofi/GSK restart COVID-19 vaccine trials after tweaking formulation

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Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline are restarting clinical development of their COVID-19 vaccine, which was delayed after hitting a snag late last year. In December interim phase 1/2 trial results showed the vaccine produced a lower immune response in older adults.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

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(Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today provided an update on its COVID-19 vaccine program. pivotal Phase 3 trial update. Novavax completed enrollment of 15,000 participants in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted in the U.K.

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HIV Vaccine Trial of Vir Biotech’s New Candidate VIR-1388 Begins

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announced that the first participant has been dosed in a new Phase I trial for an innovative HIV vaccine candidate, VIR-1388. The trial’s primary objective is to assess the safety of VIR-1388 and its capacity to stimulate a specific immune response against HIV in study participants. Vir Biotechnology, Inc.,

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Sanofi/Translate start clinical trial of mRNA COVID shot

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Sanofi and Translate BIO have begun a clinical trial of their potential mRNA COVID-19 shot, as the French pharma struggles to keep pace with rivals despite its background in vaccines. A joint development team is working on a -20C storage temperature for late-stage clinical development and at launch.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Valneva has said it plans to accelerate research into its Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15, bringing forward a trial including children into the first quarter of 2021. Valneva is paying 30% of development costs and in return Pfizer will pay tiered royalties starting at 19% and will lead late-stage development.

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Phase II/III trial to assess LAG-3 immunotherapy in breast cancer 

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Efti As a first-in-class soluble LAG-3 protein targeting MHC Class II ligands on antigen-presenting cells (APC), efti is positioned to improve clinical outcomes from standard-of-care chemotherapy. Its activation of APCs (e.g., The first patient is expected to be enrolled early in the second quarter of the 2023 calendar year.

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