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Evaxion and ExpreS²ion partner to develop new CMV vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Additionally, this project will be part of the development pipeline of Evaxion under EVX-V1. According to the agreement, ExpreS 2 ion will hold the exclusive right for licensing the CMV vaccine candidate under a possible development and commercialisation agreement.

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Roche, Hookipa Pharma agree $25 million deal for arenaviral immunotherapy

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Swiss pharma giant Roche has moved to strengthen its position in the KRAS-mutated cancer space through a $25 million licensing and collaboration agreement with Austrian arenaviral technology firm Hookipa Pharma. Roche also has the option to license a second, undisclosed, novel arenaviral immunotherapy.

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New class of antibody cancer drug shows promise

Drug Discovery World

What’s interesting about IgE is its involvement in our body’s defence against parasites and the particularly powerful immune response it elicits. ” With the safety of MOv18 IgE having been established in cancer patients, biotechnology company Epsilogen has licensed the drug and will continue its clinical development.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressant therapy, may have a diminished immune response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine may not protect all vaccine recipients.

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Merck and Moderna to jointly develop personalised cancer vaccine 

Drug Discovery World

Merck has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise personalised cancer vaccine (PCV) mRNA-4157/V940 pursuant to the terms of its existing collaboration and license agreement with Moderna. . KEYNOTE-942 is an ongoing randomised, open-label Phase II trial that enrolled 157 patients with high-risk melanoma.

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Gilead adds lupus, arthritis therapies with EVOQ alliance

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The hypothesis is that it will induce immune tolerance by stimulating anti-inflammatory regulatory T- (Treg) cells and cytokines that dampen down the immune response. Gilead is collaborating with EVOQ on preclinical-stage projects, and has taken an option to exclusively license rights if they live up to their early promise.

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Sanofi Keeps on Rolling With Biond Biologics Partnership

The Pharma Data

Biond Biologics announced today that it has entered into a potentially $1 billion global licensing agreement with Sanofi to take a joint stab at defeating advanced forms of cancer with a more comprehensive and expedited approach to immuno-oncology. . Keitma/Shutterstock.