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Investment fuels AI-driven development of breakthrough genomic medicines

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David Del Bourgo (CEO and co-founder, Whitelab Genomics) has always been passionate about introducing disruptive, innovative technologies to markets. We founded Whitelab Genomics after realising the potential to use data, data science, and AI in a more systematic way to develop genomic therapies,” Del Bourgo says.

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Reconfiguring COVID and influenza vaccines for long-term effectiveness

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Alexandre Le Vert, CEO and co-founder of Osivax, discusses the company’s breakthrough vaccine technology, oligoDOM, and how it’s driving the development of new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines that attack T-cells, providing a long-lasting effect. The technology. Antibodies cover the pathogen of the virus and neutralise it.

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UK partners with BioNTech on clinical trials of mRNA cancer therapies

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The UK has formed an partnership with German biotech BioNTech to provide up to 10,000 patients with access to personalised cancer therapies, in another example of the country embracing the mRNA technologies that underpinned COVID-19 vaccines. It will also cover some infectious disease targets.

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Pharma pledges rapid response to Omicron COVID variant

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1.1.529 variant of COVID-19 – now christened Omicron – leading vaccine manufacturers have said they are poised to develop new shots if needed. Other vaccine manufacturers have also responded to the new variant. With governments around the world announcing measures to curb the new B.1.1.529

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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Complete Protection of Airways in Non-Human Primates

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–( BUSINESS WIRE )– ImmunityBio , a privately-held immunotherapy company, today announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates against coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in a challenge study. 11, 2020 02:48 UTC. CULVER CITY, Calif.–(

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Researchers find potential path to a broadly protective COVID-19 vaccine using T cells

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If a virus is disease-causing, the right mutation can allow the virus to escape the immune response by changing the viral pieces the immune system uses to recognize the virus as a threat, pieces scientists call epitopes. These epitopes could then be used in a vaccine to train T cells, providing protective immunity.

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BioSpace Global Roundup: Companies Slash Prices to Meet China’s Health Coverage

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Elsewhere across the globe: Arcturus Therapeutics – San Diego-based Arcturus Therapeutics received approval from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority to proceed with a Phase II clinical study of its vaccine candidate ARCT-021 against COVID-19. Top line data are expected in late January or early February 2021.

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