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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. According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), there are over 90 strains of this bacterium.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Under the agreement Valneva could receive up to $308 million in cash payments, after Pfizer paid $130 million up front for marketing rights to the vaccine if it succeeds in the clinic. OspA is one of the most dominant surface proteins expressed by the bacteria when present in the ticks that spread the disease.

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

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Nestle gets closer to Seres, pledging $525m for microbiome C. diff drug

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Swiss food giant Nestle has firmed up its five-year-old alliance with US microbiome specialist Seres, paying $175 million upfront for North American co-marketing rights to its lead drug for Clostridium difficile infections. billion, but only included markets outside North America. diff infection.

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Global advances in synthetic biology

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SkyQuest Technology recently released a report: Global Synthetic Biology Market Insights, which highlights the sector’s value and potential. It shows that the synthetic biology market was valued at US$9.5 These factors can significantly contribute to the growth of the synthetic biology market, it adds. . billion by 2027. .

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Pfizer and International Trachoma Initiative Deliver One Billionth Zithromax® Dose Toward Trachoma Elimination by 2030

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Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. An estimated 1.9

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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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. GlaxoSmithKline has agreed a $3.3 GSK said it is paying $2.1 billion upfront for Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Affinivax, with another $1.2