Scienmag

JULY 7, 2021

Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2022

from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a prophylactic intranasal vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). Leveraging its outer membrane vesicles (OMV) platform technology, Intravacc will develop the vaccine.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. What’s more, VAX-24 achieved a higher immune response to 16 of the 20 serotypes it shares with Prevnar 20.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 4, 2020

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. Pfizer will pay up to $45 million in development related milestone payments and up to $143 million if the vaccine hits early sales targets.

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XTalks

JULY 28, 2021

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. Both next-gen shots offer enhanced protection against bacteria that can cause pneumonia, blood infections and meningitis.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 31, 2022

billion takeover of US biotech Affinivax, buying a pneumococcal vaccine candidate that is aiming to break into a market that for years has been dominated by Pfizer’s Prevnar franchise. The biotech says this can stimulate both B cell (antibody) and T cell immune responses with a single shot. GlaxoSmithKline has agreed a $3.3

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pharmaphorum

JULY 14, 2021

Already facing one rival to its blockbuster pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar, Pfizer could have another to contend with, after Affinivax reported positive phase 2 results with its ASP3772 candidate – plus a new breakthrough designation from the FDA. That is equivalent to 14% of Pfizer’s total revenues.

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