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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

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The results from a trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine , found the vaccine was associated with a strong immune response and good safety profile. The response was more powerful than that generated by MenACWY-D – a licensed quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine marketed by GSK. for serogroup W to 20.5

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Harnessing the microbiome: The new frontier in drug discovery and testing 

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Paul Denslow , CEO, Intus Bio, discusses how a new approach to tracking gut bacteria can revolutionse our understanding of the microbiome and bring about new discoveries for therapeutics. It’s a long-held doctrine that there’s no effective method to track the microbiome during drug research and development.

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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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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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Is Probiotic Soda Actually Healthy and Which Companies Produce It?

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They can also help your body maintain a healthy community of microorganisms, produce substances that have desirable effects and influence your body’s immune response. Probiotics may contain a variety of microorganisms, with the most common being bacteria that belong to the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium genera. percent.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

During the period 2016-2021, the Brazilian, Chinese and Indian markets grew by 11.7%, 6.7% respectively compared to an average market growth of 5.8% for the top five European Union markets and 5.6% for the US market 2. However, Europe is facing increasing competition from emerging economies.

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