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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Valneva is paying 30% of development costs and in return Pfizer will pay tiered royalties starting at 19% and will lead late-stage development. VLA15 is the only active Lyme disease vaccine in clinical development today, and covers six strains that are prevalent in North America and Europe.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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We are exceptionally pleased to commence dosing of our oral DNA vaccine for COVID-19 as we continue scale-up and manufacturing activities for future clinical development,” Symvivo’s chief medical officer Eric Sievers said in a press release from the company. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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GSK to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Affinivax, Inc.

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Affinivax’s most advanced vaccine candidate (AFX3772) includes 24 pneumococcal polysaccharides plus two conserved pneumococcal proteins (compared to up to 20 serotypes in currently approved vaccines). A 30-plus valent pneumococcal candidate vaccine is also in pre-clinical development. About Pneumococcal disease.

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GSK to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Affinivax, Inc.

The Pharma Data

Affinivax’s most advanced vaccine candidate (AFX3772) includes 24 pneumococcal polysaccharides plus two conserved pneumococcal proteins (compared to up to 20 serotypes in currently approved vaccines). A 30-plus valent pneumococcal candidate vaccine is also in pre-clinical development. Pneumococcal disease.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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Stelara’s patents are expiring in September 2023, while a handful of biosimilar drugs are in late-stage development or seeking FDA approval. 2) Darzalex (daratumumab) Darzalex is a targeted monoclonal antibody that slows or stops the progression of multiple myeloma (a blood cancer) by binding to the CD38 protein on multiple myeloma cells.

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by an outer surface speckled with spike proteins, giving it a crown-like appearance, hence the name “corona,” which is the Latin word for crown. The spike protein is critical for binding to ACE2 receptors on host cells — this interaction mediates the entry of the virus into cells.