Drug Discovery World

MARCH 14, 2023

For the first time, researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans, paving the way for effective vaccination against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, until now scientists believed that mRNA vaccines against bacteria were biologically undoable.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 6, 2024

billion on R&D during 2021, with Germany and Switzerland being the biggest contributors, and around one fourth of clinical trials worldwide were performed in Europe 1. The city is host to many innovative biotech companies, including relative newcomers Orexa, a company that recently launched its first Phase II clinical trial.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 18, 2021

First approval of a conjugate vaccine that helps protect against 20 serotypes responsible for the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 including seven responsible for 40% of pneumococcal disease cases and deaths in the U.S. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pfizer Inc. Jansen, Ph.D.,

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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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XTalks

AUGUST 18, 2021

While infectious disease experts and drug companies have rightfully spent the last 18 months developing therapeutics and vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, another global threat to public health — antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — has, and will continue to, persist until similar direct action is taken.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Cancer is a complex heterogenous multistep disease characterised by uncontrolled cell proliferation combined with a dysregulated immune response. A healthy immune system is naturally primed to eliminate malignant and abnormal cells through a synchronised and dynamic interplay between adaptive and innate immunity.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 24, 2023

Since the first human administration of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine in 1921, no one has been able to successfully follow the vaccine’s path to become the next approved vaccine to tackle tuberculosis (TB). However, as the TB-related death toll remains high, the global need for another vaccine is steadily rising.

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