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Biden Warns of 500,000 COVID Deaths by February

The Pharma Data

Next on the agenda: speeding up the nation’s vaccine rollout. To help do so, he’s directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to begin constructing federally supported community vaccination centers, with the goal of having 100 centers in operation within the next month, The New York Times reported.

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The importance of glycan analysis and characterisation for biopharma

Drug Discovery World

Furthermore, the sensitivity of the fluorescent label was shown to be around x100 greater than 2-aminobenzamide, a reagent that has been used extensively in the past to label glycans. . An understanding of these structures is important in their role as antigens and as candidate targets for vaccines. . The glycan database .

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

Drug Discovery World

Cancer is a complex heterogenous multistep disease characterised by uncontrolled cell proliferation combined with a dysregulated immune response. A healthy immune system is naturally primed to eliminate malignant and abnormal cells through a synchronised and dynamic interplay between adaptive and innate immunity.

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Optimising AAV capsid purification through improved analytics

Drug Discovery World

First, empty capsids may have the potential to induce an elevated immune response to high concentrations of viral particles. This approach, however, can be time-consuming, laborious, and require expensive reagents, including serotype-specific antibodies.

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Biden Unveils Details of National Pandemic Response Plan

The Pharma Data

21, 2021 — A day after his inauguration, President Joe Biden plans to unveil a new, far-reaching pandemic response plan. He’ll also issue executive orders that aim to ramp up the production and distribution of COVID-19 tests and vaccines, make schools and travel safer, and help states fight the spread of coronavirus.