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South African variant may cut response from Pfizer/BioNTech shot, study finds

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Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch based their findings on lab tests using SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses that were genetically engineered to have the same mutations as those in the strain that is causing scientists so much concern.

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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

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The vaccine may be a latecomer to the COVID-19 vaccine arsenal, but its approval signals the potential of DNA vaccines and is a boost to companies working in this space. The company also says that it can update the vaccine very easily to deal with mutations in the virus.

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First launch for Daiichi Sankyo’s oncolytic virus Delytact in Japan

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Delytact (teserpaturev) is a genetically engineered oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that was approved for marketing in Japan earlier this year, and received pricing approval in August at 1.43 million yen (around $12,500) per dose, according to a Pharma Japan report.

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

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A growing area in the immunotherapy space is the development of biological modulators, which are genetically engineered proteins that target specific components of the immune system.

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