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Minervax raises €47.4m in Series B funding round for GBS shot

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Globally, 15-25% of women are colonised with GBS, and they run the risk of transmitting the bacteria to their child in utero, during birth and / or during their first months of life. Phase 1 data from 300 healthy females have so far shown a favourable safety profile, while generating high levels of long-lasting antibodies.

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Merck Announces Positive Topline Results from Two Additional Phase 3 Adult Studies Evaluating V114, Merck’s Investigational 15-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

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Immune responses following vaccination with PNEUMOVAX 23 (month 13) were comparable in both vaccination groups for the 15 serotypes in V114. Results from both studies are based on opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) responses – a measure of vaccine-induced functional antibodies. among adults 65 years of age or older.

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Pfizer and Valneva Issue Update on Phase 3 Clinical Trial Evaluating Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate VLA15

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The companies intend to work with regulatory authorities, and as previously announced, 1,2 aim for Pfizer to potentially submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. OspA is a surface protein expressed by the bacteria when present in a tick. Blocking OspA inhibits the bacterium’s ability to leave the tick and infect humans.

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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Last year, Affinivax reported positive phase 2 results with ASP3772, which targets 24 of the common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae – a bacteria which causes non-invasive illnesses like pneumonia, sinusitis and middle ear infections, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis.

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Advances in the Battle Against Autoimmune Disease

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On top of this, another 8 million carry auto-antibodies, blood molecules that indicate a person’s chance of developing an autoimmune disease. Monoclonal Antibodies. The human monoclonal antibody targets specific immune plasma cells. The cells secrete auto-antibodies, but do not respond to standard immunosuppression.