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Nobel Prize awarded for research that paved the way for Covid-19 mRNA vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Physiology and Medicine Prize has gone to two researchers whose work laid the foundation for Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines.

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Moderna reports ‘encouraging’ early data for one of its rare disease medicines

Bio Pharma Dive

The biotech, best known for its vaccine research, said its clinical trial is the first to report results of a messenger RNA therapeutic designed for intracellular protein replacement.

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RVAC and University of Pennsylvania to develop mRNA vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Only a few weeks into the new year, the prospect of getting a successful advanced HIV vaccine shrank after the discontinuation of yet another late-stage trial. On January 18, Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary, stated that its vaccine was not effective in preventing HIV infections.

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Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in children aged 5 to 36 months, marking the first regulatory clearance for the University of Oxford-developed vaccine in any country in the world. Children between the ages of five and 36 months are at highest risk of death from malaria.

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RVAC Medicines, A*STAR partner for mRNA manufacturing expertise

Pharmaceutical Technology

RVAC Medicines has signed a master research partnership agreement with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) for analysing and developing solutions to build messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) manufacturing and analytics expertise in Singapore.

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Grand Rounds July 28, 2023: How Can Researchers Fight Misinformation About Medicine? (Carl T. Bergstrom, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Bergstrom, PhD Professor, Department of Biology University of Washington Slides Keywords Research, Misinformation, Media, Social Media Key Points Misinformation abounds in medicine and about medicine. As researchers, we are producers and consumers of the medical literature. How will it be framed in the public discourse?

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