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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has achieved a significant milestone with the approval of its Cyfendus (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted) vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). What Is Anthrax? How Does Cyfendus Work?

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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. Compared to Vaxneuvance’s targeting of 15 different strains of the bacterium, Pfizer’s shot protects against 20.

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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

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On 24 October, American vaccine developer Vaxcyte shared positive topline data from a Phase I/II study of its multivalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine VAX-24 , bringing the 24-valent pneumococcal jab one step closer to market. This is in addition to its long-available pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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With each passing year, pharmaceutical companies around the globe strive to deliver cutting-edge medicines, therapies and vaccines that impact the lives of millions. Pfizer’s Top 5 Best-Selling Drugs of 2022: 1) Comirnaty Comirnaty is an mRNA-based vaccine indicated for the prevention of COVID-19. billion in 2022. billion in 2022.

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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From isolating SARS-CoV-2 in early January to sequencing its genome shortly thereafter and having a prototype vaccine against it within days, scientific process and progress have held steadfast throughout the pandemic. For example, investment in mRNA vaccines and viral vectors came well before January, many years before it.