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Moderna ramps up EU COVID jab capacity via Lonza deal

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Capacity to supply Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in Europe could be swelled by round 300 million doses a year, following an agreement to set up a new production line at contract manufacturer Lonza. Full approval means it could be used routinely in future as an annual booster, much like the seasonal influenza vaccine.

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INOVIO Announces Publication of Phase 1 Data from its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800 in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine

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All 38 subjects who were evaluable for immunogenicity had balanced cellular and humoral immune responses following the second dose of INO-4800. The antigen is processed naturally in the cell and triggers the desired T cell and antibody-mediated immune responses.

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PFIZER AND BIONTECH ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION WITH BIOVAC TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES WITHIN AFRICA

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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. Procedures should be in place to avoid injury from fainting.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

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Indeed, the growth of the cell and gene therapy market, coupled with the demand that the pandemic placed on manufacturing capacity, means the industry faces shortages of these crucial materials. Another area that can be tough to manoeuvre is IP, as we saw recently over the disputes surrounding CRISPR. Workforce .

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Pfizer and BioNTech to provide 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. government for donation to poorest nations

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The production capacity has consistently grown due to continued enhancements to the vaccine’s supply chain, which include expanding existing facilities, adding more suppliers, and bringing on additional Pfizer/BioNTech sites and contract manufacturers around the world to produce the vaccine. BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The Pfizer?BioNTech