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Gritstone bio supports mRNA Covid-19 vaccine plans with Phase I publication

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company’s samRNA vector is based on a synthetic RNA molecule derived from a wild-type Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV) replicon with the goal of extending the duration and magnitude of immunogen expression to drive potent and durable immune responses. of these are in the pre-clinical stage.

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Now, the HIV research community is setting its sights on vaccines that are in earlier stages of development, based on new approaches like messenger RNA (mRNA) -based vaccines or those using human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) vectors. mRNA vaccines can be made and modified quickly compared to protein subunit vaccines, says Montefiore.

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This week in drug discovery (8-12 January) 

Drug Discovery World

Study reveals therapeutic potential of mRNA in rare diseases Researchers have used messenger RNA (mRNA) to create an effective therapy for a rare liver disease in preclinical studies, demonstrating the technology’s potential therapeutic use in people.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

XTalks

Over 26 weeks of Sunlenca combined with other antiretroviral drugs, 81 percent of participants achieved HIV RNA suppression, reaching levels low enough to be considered undetectable. In a study where the antiviral activity of Sunlenca was evaluated in combination with an optimized background regimen, 87.5 percent in the placebo group.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Phase 1 Study of Single Dose mRNA-Based Combination Vaccine Candidate for Influenza and COVID-19

Pfizer

The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1 trial evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a nucleoside-modified RNA (modRNA)-based combination vaccine approach. The influenza virus is subject to constant mutations to evade the host immune response, causing a seasonal variation in circulating strains.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

These companies include Moderna, a US biotech company which has formed a partnership with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Oxford University who has partnered with AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer. In older adults, the same vaccine elicited neutralizing antibodies 1.6