XTalks

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Moderna has been testing an experimental mRNA vaccine aimed at combating the human cytomegalovirus (CMV), which poses significant health risks to newborns and immunocompromised patients. The team used the data and patient samples from a gB/MF59 Phase II trial in adolescent girls as a benchmark to assess the new mRNA-based vaccine.

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MAY 7, 2021

As Novavax awaits emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373, the company shared new data this week on the vaccine’s efficacy against the South African B.1.351 That analysis also showed that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine was 96.4

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XTalks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Xtalks is taking a look at some of the major stories and innovations of the year in the life sciences, many of which were driven by new, emerging and improved technologies. The year continued to be dominated by COVID-19, and the second year of the pandemic was all about vaccines. COVID-19: The Pandemic and the Vaccines.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

This year will see the rolling out of much-awaited pandemic-ending COVID-19 vaccines. The pandemic is expected to continue well into 2021 amidst the delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. Lockdowns and closures will continue to have staged implementations as the vaccines are phased in.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Last week, a study that “stumbled upon” a vaccine for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The vaccine was tested in rats and showed strong, immediate and long-lasting immune responses to confer protection against the disease. With the finding that 14-3-3?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Canadian pharma and biotech contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Biovectra has announced plans for building one of the first state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine and biomanufacturing facilities in Canada. Related: Medicago’s Plant-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Human Trials. million, respectively.

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JULY 20, 2021

The EMA has kicked off a rolling review of a COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline, which started a 35,000-patient phase 3 trial in May. So far the EU has approved four COVID-19 vaccines – two mRNA shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and two based on adenoviral vectors from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Kristen Hopson , Vice President of Preclinical Discovery and Development at Generate Biomedicines, and Yup Liu , Associate Director, HTS at Generate Biomedicines, reflect on the impact of AI, ML cloud computing, and advances in laboratory automation and high-throughput screening (HTS) on life science research.

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XTalks

JULY 25, 2023

Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has achieved a significant milestone with the approval of its Cyfendus (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted) vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How Does Cyfendus Work? mL for intramuscular injection.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has backed Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covovax (NVX-CoV2373), by granting it an emergency use listing (EUL). The company is awaiting on authorization of its vaccine from regulatory health bodies around the world, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada.

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XTalks

JUNE 15, 2022

Last week, Novavax announced that it received positive feedback from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) regarding the safety and efficacy of its COVID-9 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373). The Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate. The vaccine is given in two doses.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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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XTalks

JULY 2, 2021

There have been growing reports of women experiencing changes in their menstrual cycle after receiving a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Some women have said they got their periods early following vaccination, or that their periods were unusually heavy and/or painful. Related: Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

announced that the first participant has been dosed in a new Phase I trial for an innovative HIV vaccine candidate, VIR-1388. Since 2004, the NIAID has been championing the discovery and development of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) vector used to deliver the HIV vaccine material to the immune system without causing disease.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Novavax shared the latest data from its ongoing late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial, which shows that its yet-to-be authorized shot provides 100 percent protection against moderate and severe disease and has an overall efficacy of 90.4 Related: Latest Data from Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Involving B.1.351

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 22, 2023

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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JUNE 20, 2022

Hereditary ATTR has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and is caused by point mutations in the transthyretin ( TTR ) gene that codes for the transthyretin transport protein found in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. Alnylam filed lawsuits against both companies in March this year over the alleged patent infringements.

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XTalks

JULY 20, 2022

million state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine and biomanufacturing facility, making it one of the first in the country. The cutting-edge plant will be dedicated to the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. Related: Biovectra to Build First mRNA Vaccine and Drug Manufacturing Plant in Canada. Learn more! In addition to a $39.8

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Adding to recent announcements from Pfizer and Moderna on the efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, AstraZeneca and Oxford revealed today that their vaccine contender is 70 percent effective, and could be as high as 90 percent. Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Immune Responses in Early Clinical Trials.

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XTalks

APRIL 26, 2021

After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease.

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XTalks

MAY 19, 2021

As vaccinations continue to ramp up worldwide in the fight against COVID-19 amidst uncertainties over variants of concern, early data from a lab study shows that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are effective against some of the variants. 1.117 and South African B.1.351 1.351 variants. 1.117 and South African B.1.351

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 18, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. These can serve as an important component of a vaccine.

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XTalks

JANUARY 27, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced this week that results from a study show that the shot is effective against some of the new circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2. In a news release from Moderna, the company reported that the administration of its COVID-19 vaccine induced antibody titers against both variants.

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XTalks

JULY 30, 2020

The research provides an even more compelling reason to get vaccinated for those on the fence about the shot’s effectiveness at preventing the seasonal flu. These groups should have the highest vaccination rates because they are the most at risk; however, our findings show the opposite – flu vaccinations are under-utilized,” said Roshni A.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The company has signed on to help manufacture AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, intended to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. AMRI is proud to partner with AstraZeneca in pursuit of a vaccine that could protect people against the coronavirus pandemic,” said John Ratliff, CEO of AMRI, in a statement.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. In the trial, the vaccine was injected directly into the lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic individuals.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 22, 2022

In addition, immunity against the infection is found to wane for both previously infected individuals and the vaccinated. Kai Kupferschmidt, a science journalist, shared an article on the rising measles cases worldwide. Measles is highly contagious and therefore is more visible when vaccine levels decline, the article noted.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 8, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, and D.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 27, 2023

The report notes that the focus on science and pharma throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the emergence of new locations as life science hubs and name checks Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California as examples of centres with heightened investment appeal in the life sciences 1.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 11, 2023

Fundraising and investment are a core pillar of not just BioTrinity events but of the drug discovery industry at large, so events such as Tuesday’s keynote, Investment Trends for the Life Sciences Industry, are critical for members of the industry.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Anis H Khimani , PhD, Senior Strategy Leader, Life Sciences strategy group, Revvity, Inc. For instance, the engineering of CHO cells, widely used protein expression system, for various metabolic pathways has resulted in improved expression levels of large molecule drugs and product quality 1,2. Metab Eng 2020;57:203.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 8, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

million (around $56 million) in a Series B funding round to take its novel group B streptococcus (GBS) vaccine into mid-stage clinical trials. MinervaX is one company that wants to change this situation, which aims to prevent the spread of GBS infections using a vaccine instead of using an antibacterial agent.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The answer may lie in the genetic code of the virus, which scientists at Duke University have found contains several silent mutations that affect protein folding. The researchers focused on the spike proteins that protrude from the surface of the coronavirus, which are responsible for viral attachment and entry into host cells.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If the past year is anything to go by, then 2022 will also be a year marked by continued innovations in the life sciences. Here is a look at some life science trends to expect in the coming year, including key themes and topics in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries to keep an eye out for in 2022.

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MAY 24, 2022

The featured speaker will discuss how life science companies are now approaching digital transformations differently, taking a more holistic approach that hyper-scales the power of data and analytics. Ongoing Clinical Trials for mRNA HIV Vaccines. Similarly, Moderna has its sights on mRNA vaccine development.

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