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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

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Adoptive T Cell therapies, therapeutic antibodies, and immunomodulatory proteins represent just some of the potentially beneficial treatment strategies for successful mRNA cancer trials. The mRNA constructs used in COVID-19 vaccines, for example, direct cells to produce a version of the “spike” protein studding the surface of SARS-CoV-2.

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Brain Awareness Week 2024: A Spotlight on Brain Health and New Treatments for Neurological Diseases

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This includes discussions on cutting-edge technologies and methodologies in brain research, such as neuroimaging, genetic engineering and artificial intelligence. Boston Scientific’s Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Software received FDA approval last year for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor.

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Fast Track Designation by U.S. FDA

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for NVX-CoV2373, the Company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Currently in late-phase clinical development, NVXCoV2373 is a stable, prefusion protein made using Novavax’ nanoparticle technology and includes its proprietary MatrixM adjuvant. Source: Novavax, Inc. .

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Company Spotlight: Cue Biopharma Innovates in the Immunotherapy Space with its Immuno-STAT Platform

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protein-based biologics) and vaccine treatments. protein-based biologics) : are those which bind to specific components (i.e. In 2017, the US FDA approved a CAR-T cell treatment for young adults and children with B-cell ALL. chimeric receptor antigen [CAR] T cell) immune modulators (i.e. Immune system modulators (i.e.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

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CoV2373 is a stable, prefusion protein antigen derived from the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spike (S) protein and adjuvanted with Novavax’ proprietary Matrix?M. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. The award is funding the U.S.

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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2024: Innovations in Treatment

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Gene Editing and CAR T-Cell Therapy Genetic engineering technologies, such as CRISPR-Cas9, are providing newer potential avenues for cancer treatment. Tukysa (tucatinib) plus Herceptin (trastuzumab): The FDA has approved this treatment for certain individuals with CRC characterized by overexpression of HER2 proteins in their tumors.

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How Biden’s New Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Executive Order Will Impact the Future of Food

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first genetically engineered crops nearly 30 years ago with the Rainbow papaya — created with an immunity to a virus that threatened to decimate the crop — and the Flavr Savr tomato. Biotechnology is also taking on new forms in food.