Seattle institute lands $18m funding to develop RNA vaccine for chikungunya
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 3, 2023
AAHI is developing a novel RNA vaccine that overcomes manufacturing and storage limitations to increase accessibility.
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Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 3, 2023
AAHI is developing a novel RNA vaccine that overcomes manufacturing and storage limitations to increase accessibility.
Pharmaceutical Technology
APRIL 16, 2024
Sanofi has signed an agreement with IDT Australia for preclinical formulation development of its messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.
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Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 1, 2023
A new intracellular drug delivery centre will be established in the UK to support potential ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines and therapeutics , as well as the development of innovative drug delivery technologies. It will focus on studying and developing new lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for the delivery of RNA medicine.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 11, 2023
Results published in Nature for a personalised pancreatic cancer vaccine that uses neoantigens from patients’ tumours have lent further support to early positive signals. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech, led to half of the patients with pancreatic cancer in the Phase I trial remaining cancer-free 18 months later.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 28, 2023
Following on from its Covid-19 vaccine programmes, BioNTech has set its sights on a range of infectious diseases for vaccine development. The company saw major successes with its Covid-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with Pfizer. In response to the lower vaccine sales forecasts, BioNTech shares opened at 3.9%
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 1, 2022
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.
Pharmaceutical Technology
OCTOBER 14, 2022
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.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 1, 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic led to massive developments and scientific advances within the field of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines. Pfizer /BioNTech and Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccines were the first to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) out of all other Covid-19 vaccines under development in late 2020.
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 17, 2022
Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
While things may have slowed down a little since the rapid approvals of the COVID-19 vaccines, the excitement around RNA-LNP is still going strong.
Pharmaceutical Technology
APRIL 27, 2023
Orbital Therapeutics has raised $270m in a Series A round led by ARCH Venture Partners to advance a portfolio of programmable RNA therapeutics. Orbital will use the new funding to increase the application of RNA-based medicines for use in the fields of new vaccines, immunomodulation and protein replacement.
Drug Discovery World
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
As the biopharmaceutical industry increases its focus on developing RNA therapeutics, the new RNA solution could help R&D organisations accelerate the delivery of drug candidates. The post New solution to boost RNA drug development appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
in a project agreement from the US government for developing self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) vaccine technology against advanced and emergent viral threats. Development of vaccines to Phase I trials under the five-year $59m prototype project comprises additional $28.4m in milestone payments.
STAT News
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
An experimental influenza vaccine developed using messenger RNA technology appears capable of inducing what should be a protective immune response against all known subtypes of flu, at least in animals. If the work is translated into humans it could turn out to be a version of a long-sought universal vaccine.
Scienmag
JULY 6, 2022
Army scientists and industry partners were among the first to demonstrate that messenger RNA (mRNA)—the technology recently used in COVID-19 vaccines and others—could also be used to develop treatments for infectious diseases. Credit: Study: USAMRIID / […].
Roots Analysis
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
RNA-based therapeutics have completely revolutionized the healthcare segment, greatly influencing the study and treatment of human diseases by conferring precise targeting ability to therapeutic modalities. The below figure presents the distribution of next generation RNA-based therapeutics and RNA-based vaccines, based on type of molecule.
Drug Discovery World
JANUARY 10, 2023
Esperovax and Ginkgo Bioworks have agreed a partnership to develop circular RNAs (circRNAs) for a variety of therapeutic applications. . Initially, the companies will work to develop circRNAs harbouring payloads to specifically target colorectal cancer by inducing cell death only in cancerous cells. .
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The husband-and-wife team who co-founded BioNTech, the biotechnology company that partnered with Pfizer to develop an effective messenger-RNA (mRNA) shot against COVID-19, has predicted that a cancer vaccine could be widely available within the next decade.
Drug Discovery World
AUGUST 1, 2023
1 August was first chosen as World RNA Day in 2018 as a play on AUG (adenine, uracil and guanine), a triple sequence of RNA (called a codon) that initiates protein synthesis by the cell. Since then, it has been observed to publicise the importance of this molecule in the generation of proteins in the body.
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Only a few weeks into the new year, the prospect of getting a successful advanced HIV vaccine shrank after the discontinuation of yet another late-stage trial. On January 18, Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary, stated that its vaccine was not effective in preventing HIV infections.
Pharma Mirror
MARCH 29, 2022
NIEL, BELGIUM, eTheRNA Manufacturing, a specialist RNA process developer and manufacturing member of the Belgian eTheRNA group, is introducing a new Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) formulation development and production service to support the discovery and early pre-clinical development of RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines.
Drug Discovery World
JANUARY 23, 2023
Following the release of Clarivate’s report ‘RNA Technology Companies to Watch’, DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Strand Therapeutics’ Jacob Becraft and HAYA Therapeutics’ Samir Ounzain to find out how this technology could revolutionise disease treatment.
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 1, 2022
Moderna has entered a new supply contract with the US Government to deliver 66 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine booster candidate, mRNA-1273.222. The contract comprises a $1.74bn award to produce and supply these vaccine doses and options to further procure up to 234 million additional doses of the company’s booster candidates.
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 2, 2022
Samsung Biologics and GreenLight Biosciences have completed the initial commercial-scale engineering run for their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine under their manufacturing collaboration. Following the demonstration at Samsung, the clinical trial of GreenLight’s Covid-19 booster vaccine is anticipated to commence this year.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 16, 2022
Merck & Co has ramped up its involvement in the RNA category, partnering with US biotech Orna Therapeutics in a deal valued at up to $3.5 billion, consummating a relationship that first started in 2018 and spanned a range of mRNA-based vaccines for infectious diseases. billion, including $150 million upfront.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 13, 2023
Bringing Next Generation RNA Therapies to Patients Faster. Expect exclusive data from KOLs on the most recent developments in circRNAs , saRNAs , eRNAs & tRNAs therapies. The post 2nd Next Generation RNA Therapeutics Summit appeared first on. Explore the full event guide here – [link].
XTalks
MARCH 21, 2022
Credited as a pioneering RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics company, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is taking Pfizer and Moderna to court, claiming that the companies’ use of the lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-based RNA delivery technology in their mRNA COVID-19 vaccines infringes on a patented technology.
Drug Discovery World
JUNE 7, 2023
Under the grant, Evotec aims to discover and develop RNA-targeting small molecules as potential first-in-class therapeutics against Henipaviruses. Currently there are no approved drugs or vaccines for neither Hendra nor Nipah virus infections available, underlining an urgent need for accelerated research and development.
BioPharma Reporter
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Australiaâs Noxopharm has in-licensed novel RNA tech developed by Hudson Institute of Medical Research: focusing on RNA drug discovery and mRNA vaccine manufacture via Noxopharmâs subsidiary Pharmorage.
XTalks
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
With RNA therapies being the next hot thing in genetic medicine, Eli Lilly is joining the RNA editing race by partnering with Netherlands-based ProQR Therapeutics NV (Nasdaq: PRQR), a biotech company developing RNA-based therapies for rare genetic diseases with a focus on blinding disorders of the retina.
XTalks
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Perhaps popularized by the COVID-19 vaccines, RNA-based technologies now have the potential to become the next best pesticide to combat crop pests, like insects and fungal pathogens. Over the last year, researchers have been studying the effectiveness of RNA-based pesticides, and there are already a handful of sprays in the works.
Drug Discovery World
APRIL 11, 2023
US-based start-up Atomic AI is using artificial intelligence (AI) to design more intelligent RNA-targeted and RNA-based medicines. As tech experts call for improved regulation and a halt to the development of AI, we take a look at how one company, Atomic AI, is using it to develop RNA-targeting treatments for a range of diseases.
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 18, 2021
SMi Group’s 13th Annual Conference: RNA Therapeutics 2022. Bolstering the latest advances and opportunities in RNA-based medicine. This year’s conference will reflect on how the industry has adapted and played a pivotal role in global health over the past year and will discuss the takeaways for future mRNA therapeutic development.
VirTrial
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Vaccine studies can be large, multinational endeavors with sensitive timeframes, extended participation follow-up periods, multiphase designs, and critical data management needs. In recent years, Signant has been a part of more than 95 vaccine studies involving 140,000+ patients in more than 30 countries.
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 30, 2022
HDT Bio has received Emergency Use Approval from Indian regulators for its Covid-19 vaccine, Gemcovac. The vaccine leverages self-amplifying RNA (saRNA), which can replicate itself after administration and could be effective at very low doses. HDT Bio CEO Steve Reed said: “Our saRNA vaccine is a game-changer.
Bio Pharma Dive
OCTOBER 6, 2022
A new agreement with the Australian government will bring messenger RNA research and manufacturing capabilities to the country, adding to the COVID-19 vaccine developer’s global expansion efforts.
Drug Discovery World
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Replicate Bioscience has shared positive results from the Phase I trial of RBI-4000, its srRNA-based rabies vaccine. In this clinical trial, evaluating safety and immunogenicity of RBI-4000 , participants received one or two doses of srRNA vaccine at low doses (0.1mcg, 1mcg or 10mcg).
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 23, 2023
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) for CSPC Pharmaceutical Group’s messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, SYS6006, to treat Covid-19. The independently developed SYS6006 vaccine has been designed to target some major Omicron variants. efficacy after 14 to 28 days.
Drug Discovery World
OCTOBER 2, 2023
This eBook sponsored by DNA Script explores the advances and breakthroughs taking place within vaccines and virology.
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Flavivirus vaccine components. Sanofi is one of the leading patent filers for Flavivirus vaccine components.
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 24, 2022
Mode rna has submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain emergency use authorization (EUA) for mRNA-1273.222, its BA.4/BA.5 5 Omicron-targeting bivalent booster vaccine for Covid-19. The submission is made for a 50µg booster dose of the vaccine for usage in adults aged 18 years and above.
Drug Discovery World
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Raphael Townshend PhD, Founder and CEO of Atomic AI, about the company’s successes so far, plans for the future and the unique approach of combining RNA structural biology and AI models. DS: How is Atomic AI “unlocking the next generation of RNA drug discovery”? What is unique about your engine?
BioSpace
APRIL 11, 2021
Researchers are leveraging the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology used to develop the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for possible treatments for a range of other diseases, including HIV and cancer.
STAT News
JANUARY 19, 2023
And do normal people care about messenger RNA? Journalist Nathan Vardi joins us to talk about his new book delving into the race to develop the lifesaving cancer drug now called Imbruvica, involving a Scientologist CEO and secretive investor seeking redemption after the worst trade of his life. Where do new drugs come from?
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