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China’s NMPA accepts IND for SinoMab BioScience’s SM17 to treat asthma

Pharmaceutical Technology

It can suppress Th2 immune responses by binding to IL-17RB on Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). This blocks a cascade of responses that are induced by interleukin-25 (IL-25), a critical cytokine which is classified as ‘alarmin’.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial.

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US FDA grants approval for Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine for children

Pharmaceutical Technology

It was based on findings from seven double-blind, randomised, clinical trials that evaluated the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the vaccine in infants, children and adolescents.

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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The mRNA-4157/V940 has been designed to stimulate an immune response by producing T-cell responses depending on the mutational signature of a patient's tumour.

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Sanofi/Translate start clinical trial of mRNA COVID shot

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Sanofi and Translate BIO have begun a clinical trial of their potential mRNA COVID-19 shot, as the French pharma struggles to keep pace with rivals despite its background in vaccines. A joint development team is working on a -20C storage temperature for late-stage clinical development and at launch.

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Gilead Sciences buys XinThera to boost oncology and inflammation pipeline

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XinThera’s therapy targeting MK2 is expected to enter clinical trials later in 2023. Gilead Sciences stated that the two programmes have the potential to address a number of indications and to provide development opportunities both alone and along with its wider portfolio.

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Influenza vaccine 2 by Shanghai Institute of Biological Products for Pandemic Influenza: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Influenza vaccine 2 is under clinical development by Shanghai Institute of Biological Products and currently in Phase I for Pandemic Influenza. Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval.