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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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XtalPi and CK Life Sciences to develop AI-driven tumour vaccine R&D platform

Pharmaceutical Technology

XtalPi has entered a strategic partnership with CK Life Sciences for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tumour vaccine research and development (R&D). Under the collaboration, the companies will utilise their capabilities to co-develop a new AI tumour vaccine R&D platform.

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RVAC and University of Pennsylvania to develop mRNA vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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GreenLight and US NIH partner to develop Covid-19 vaccine for variants

Pharmaceutical Technology

GreenLight Biosciences has entered a partnership with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of Covid-19 vaccines, which offer broader protection against new variants and with durable effects. They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines.

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Intranasal delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine fails to generate strong immune response

BioPharma Reporter

Intranasal delivery of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 failed to induce either a consistent mucosal antibody response or a strong systemic immune response, according to results from a Phase 1 clinical trial released today.

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Team studies immune response, proteins in blood of young adults who develop rare complication after COVID vaccination

Medical Xpress

Myocarditis, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed, is a rare complication that can occur after mRNA COVID vaccination. It's estimated that roughly 18 cases occur in every 1 million vaccine doses administered, making it so rare that it is challenging to find cases to investigate.

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Study proves value of infection studies in developing new vaccines

Drug Discovery World

A study led by the University of Oxford has successfully investigated human immunity against Covid-19 in people who already have antibodies, with the aim of advancing future vaccines and treatments. The results suggest that previous infection, together with vaccination, offers strong protection against the original Covid-19 strain.