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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

German pharmaceutical firm Merck has extended its partnership with Moderna to jointly develop and sell mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalised cancer vaccine (PCV). In 2016, the companies entered a strategic partnership to develop novel messenger RNA (mRNA) based PCVs.

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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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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. The post US FDA grants approval for Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine for children appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today provided an update on its COVID-19 vaccine program. Two of the three planned late-stage efficacy trials for NVX-CoV2373 sponsored by Novavax are fully enrolled, and more than 20,000 participants have been dosed to-date.

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Overcoming the challenges of developing vaccines in an accelerated timeframe

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One standout success we have all benefitted from is vaccine development, with notable vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Moderna. New hurdles from COVID-19 vaccine development. Trials testing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines saw high enrollment, which reduced the time between each clinical trial phase.

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Gilead Sciences buys XinThera to boost oncology and inflammation pipeline

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Chinese regulator approves personalised cancer vaccine trial

Drug Discovery World

Likang Life Sciences has been granted implied approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the clinical trial of its innovative personalised neoantigen-targeted vaccine LK101 Injection for advanced solid tumours. Hence, there is a need to increase clinical investigations in this promising area.”