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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pfizer (New York, New York) and Moderna’s (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccines are in late-stage development, have demonstrated good efficacy against the variant and will likely be available to the public later this year to provide an additional booster and increase demand for injectable manufacturing.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Intended for intranasal administration, NGoXIM was demonstrated to be effective in animal models and elicited a durable and cross-protective immune response in proof-of-concept (PoC) studies. . Therapyx will develop and manufacture the IL-12-containing microspheres in the vaccine called GneX12.

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ESMO 2022: the evolution of TIL therapy – a highly promising approach

Pharmaceutical Technology

As an autologous cell therapy, manufacturing the infusion product is a highly specialised process involving tumour harvest and the extraction and large-scale ex vivo expansion of TILs. Numerous academic and pharma-led studies have investigated the efficacy of TILs in the melanoma setting, with response rates ranging from very low to 50%.

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UK MHRA grants authorisation for Moderna’s Covid-19 booster vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The updated, Omicron-containing bivalent vaccine that acts on two coronavirus variants is indicated as a booster dose for active immunisation for the prevention of Covid-19 in people of this age group. In June, Moderna signed an agreement in principle with the UK Government to build a new mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in the country.

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Hipra’s Covid-19 booster gets EMA nod and enters an uncertain landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eligibility for the UK’s National Health Services (NHS) booster programmes in England is restricted to those ages 75 years and above or individuals with weakened immune systems. The NHS will be using Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna and Sanofi.

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NIH begins clinical trial evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots in adults

The Pharma Data

The trial aims to understand if different vaccine regimens – prototype and variant vaccines alone and in combinations – can broaden immune responses in adults who already have received a primary vaccination series and a first booster shot. Fauci, M.D.

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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