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New range of influenza antigens for vaccine development

Drug Discovery World

The latest influenza antigens will help support development of vaccines and diagnostics as part of the ongoing vaccine reformulation programme, helping to ensure public safety throughout the annual flu season. . The post New range of influenza antigens for vaccine development appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Asia-Pacific Roundup: New Zealand bans unapproved COVID vaccines

The Pharma Data

The New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) has banned the trade in unapproved COVID-19 vaccines for a year to prevent the use of vaccines that may not be safe or effective. . The public could also import personal supplies of vaccines. Medsafe framed the action in the context of public safety. . “In

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UK’s Salient Bio launches robotic COVID-19 testing platform

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The platform is reagent agnostic, meaning that disruption in supply chains can be mitigated by a shift to different reagent suppliers without it calling for wholesale infrastructure change at Salient’s labs, therefore limiting disruption and costs.

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Modernizing cell culture processes for the next wave of genomic medicine

Pharmaceutical Technology

With scientists fervently developing mRNA vaccines, nucleic acid therapeutics, and viral vector-based gene therapies, clinicians are set to have a growing number of tools available to treat a wide range of conditions, from infectious diseases to genetic disorders and more. The field of genomic medicine has reached a true turning point.

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Tackling the Challenges of Limited Resources During a Pandemic

The Pharma Data

The Challenge: The demands of many labs simultaneously beginning COVID-19 screening programs are leading to a scarcity of resources like pipette tips and reagents. delays where reagents are in. effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine continues to attract. In the examples below, we. highlight the experiences of. The MANTIS. short supply.

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mRNA Synthesis: ManufacturingProcess of Modern Revolutionary Molecule

Roots Analysis

Presently, more than 195 mRNA therapeutics / mRNA vaccines are under development or commercialized for the treatment of a variety of indications. In addition to this, more than 95 mRNA synthesis kits, that contain reagents for the synthesis of research grade mRNAs, are currently available in the market.

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Monkeypox Test Kit in Development by Becton Dickinson in Partnership with CerTest Biotec

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As such, the smallpox vaccine can be used to protect against monkeypox — according to the WHO, the vaccine is 85 percent effective against monkeypox infection. The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes monkeypox infection, which has symptoms that are similar to smallpox, but less severe.