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LNP formulations produce strong immune responses, data shows 

Drug Discovery World

The strengths of etherna’s lipid based nanoparticle (LNP) platform have been showcased in a peer-reviewed paper in Advanced Functional Materials. etherna’s Vice President, Technology & Innovation, Stefaan De Koker described the paper as a “landmark” for the company and its technology.

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CohBar and Morphogenesis in merger for immuno-oncology therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Morphogenesis’s technologies include Immune Fx (IFx) personalised cancer vaccines and tumour microenvironment (TME) modulators. IFx has been designed to activate an innate immune response against tumour antigens that are patient-specific. Morphogenesis’ lead personalised cancer vaccine, IFx-Hu2.0,

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T-cell vaccine for COVID-19 may last longer than current vaccines

The Pharma Data

The current COVID-19 vaccines are designed to trigger an antibody response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is vulnerable to mutations that could make the vaccine less effective over time. of the mice that were vaccinated with the T-cell-based vaccine survived, while only one of the control-group mice survived.

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New antiviral offers potential solution to resistant Covid-19 variants

Drug Discovery World

Infex Therapeutics has selected the clinical candidate for its in-house COV-X programme based on this in vivo efficacy data in a murine SARS-CoV-2 model. COV-X targets the key coronavirus PLpro enzyme, which is essential for viral replication and evasion of host immune response.

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Spotlighting Lupus Awareness Month: CAR-T Technology Creates New Avenues for Treatment of a Devastating Disease

WCG Clinical

An expected and well-known side effect of these B cell-targeted therapies is “B cell aplasia”— i.e. partial or complete depletion of B cells from circulation and immune organs. Lymphocytes have an extraordinary capacity to proliferate in response to immune stimulation. In these cases B cell depletion is a feature, not a bug.

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

The Pharma Data

–( 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. CULVER CITY, Calif.–( Graphic: Business Wire).

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Taking an ‘upside-down’ approach to mRNA delivery

pharmaphorum

Research into mRNA dates back to the 1970s, but with the approval of both Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer’s vaccines, this approach has finally been validated. Once its potential as a means of stimulating an immune response had been established, attention quickly turned to where else the technology could provide a therapeutic solution.