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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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 12, 2024

Perhaps most importantly, a new antibiotic was found that targets a Gram-negative pathogen, mRNA was used as an effective therapy for a rare liver disease, and a common immune cell was found to attack cancer. The post This week in drug discovery (8-12 January) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 17, 2023

Artificial sweetener dampened T cell response in mice Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that high consumption of a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, lowers activation of T cells in mice.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

who had been enrolled in the Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists (VALOR) (NCT05477524) Phase 3 clinical study. The study is investigating the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of an investigational Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. OspA is a surface protein expressed by the bacteria when present in a tick.

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Camargo

JULY 27, 2021

How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. Gene therapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. PK Planning for Gene Therapy Development Programs.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 18, 2021

Clinical Data Supporting Approval Demonstrated Non-Inferior Immune Responses for the Serotypes Shared with PCV13 (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F). VAXNEUVANCE Elicited Superior Immune Responses for Serotypes 3, 22F and 33F Compared to PCV13, Which Are Major Causes of Disease.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced findings from two additional Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of V114, the company’s investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. among adults 65 years of age or older.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 15, 2020

million (around $56 million) in a Series B funding round to take its novel group B streptococcus (GBS) vaccine into mid-stage clinical trials. MinervaX is one company that wants to change this situation, which aims to prevent the spread of GBS infections using a vaccine instead of using an antibacterial agent.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The year continued to be dominated by COVID-19, and the second year of the pandemic was all about vaccines. And while over 8 billion doses of vaccines have been administered worldwide, billions more are still needed. And while over 8 billion doses of vaccines have been administered worldwide, billions more are still needed.

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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. The study’s results were published in the journal Science Advances.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 30, 2021

To foster young talent development in the feline health research community. Yasmin Parr’s study of FeLV shows that the outcome of FeLV infection is influenced by the host immune response, with progressively infected cats, so cats whose conditions are worsening, having weaker immune responses. “In

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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

MAY 6, 2024

In this article, DDW’s Diana Spencer highlights several prominent hotspots that are taking the lead on advancing European drug discovery and development. Even before this, however, Amsterdam was established as an important centre for drug development. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This discovery indicates that COVID-19 vaccines will create lasting immunity, said senior researcher Menno van Zelm. After the body successfully fends off an infection, some of the immune cells that were part of the defense are converted into “memory” cells that remember the virus or bacteria they just fought.

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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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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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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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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 21, 2021

Louis developed a simple and rapid blood test that can predict patients at highest risk of most severe COVID-19 complications or death. They found on average that mitochondrial DNA levels were about tenfold higher in the patients who developed severe lung issues and eventual death. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.

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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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