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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

Pharmaceutical Technology

A new vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India to fight meningococcal disease could help eliminate meningitis across Africa. 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. for serogroup W to 20.5

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

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The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. One common characteristic for most if not all biologics is the triggering of an immune response or anti-drug antibodies.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

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a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy 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

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population in just a few months, the BLA submission is an important cornerstone of achieving long-term herd immunity and containing COVID-19 in the future,” said Ugur Sahin, M.D., The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which is based on BioNTech proprietary mRNA technology, was developed by both BioNTech and Pfizer.

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Malaria Vaccine a Breakthrough Success with 77 Percent Efficacy

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After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease. Malaria Vaccine Phase II Trial.

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Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing

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The mere motions of breathing are known to influence vital functions of the lungs, including their development in babies, the production of air-exchange-enhancing fluid on their inner surfaces, and maintenance of healthy tissue structure. a Wyss Technology Development Fellow at the Institute. During his Ph.D.

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EU places firm order for AZ/Oxford Uni’s ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine

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The European Commission has placed its first advance order for a coronavirus vaccine, snapping up 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s ChAdOx1 candidate developed by the University of Oxford, with an option on another 100 million. The EU says its advance purchase order will finance part of the upfront costs of developing the vaccine.