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BioNTech targets infectious diseases for vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

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%

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HIV vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson fails clinical trial

STAT News

Yet another experimental HIV vaccine has failed. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reported Wednesday that a Phase 3 clinical trial of a vaccine was stopped because the vaccine was ineffective at preventing HIV infection. Read the rest…

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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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Merck stops coronavirus vaccine development in surprise setback

Bio Pharma Dive

The drugmaker, one of the largest vaccine developers globally, won't move forward with either of two candidates it's been testing after disappointing data in early trials.

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IAVI and Biofabri sign deal for TB vaccine candidate development

Pharmaceutical Technology

International non-profit research organisation IAVI and Zendal Group’s subsidiary Biofabri have signed an expanded deal to develop MTBVAC, a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate. The organisation and the company initially collaborated in 2021 to advance the vaccine candidate into efficacy trials.

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JPM23: Vaccine developers as dealmakers, Gilead’s trial tea leaves and building platform companies

Bio Pharma Dive

Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel and Pfizer’s Albert Bourla hinted Monday at greater dealmaking to come for their companies, while Gilead gave investors an update on an important cancer drug trial.

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Naobios and Sumagen partner to develop HIV vaccine 

Drug Discovery World

Naobios has signed a partnership agreement with Sumagen, a Korean-Canadian biotechnology company developing an HIV-1 vaccine candidate, to manage the manufacturing process during its Phase II clinical trials.