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News and Trends 20 Aug 2024

Fighting mpox: promising vaccines to watch

As Bavarian Nordic ramps up production of the only marketed mpox vaccine, a few clinical trials are underway to combat the outbreak.

August 20, 2024 - 6 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

News and Trends 25 Jul 2022

Bavarian Nordic gets European monkeypox approval for smallpox vaccine

Danish company Bavarian Nordic A/S says the European Commission (EC) has extended the marketing authorization for the company’s smallpox vaccine, IMVANEX, to include protection from monkeypox and disease caused by vaccinia virus. The approval, which follows a positive opinion by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on July 22, 2022, is valid […]

July 25, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 9 Jun 2020

Bavarian Nordic’s Vaccine Shows Biodefense Potential in Phase I

With a successful phase I clinical trial, Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic has come a step closer to commercializing the first vaccine to protect humans against equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne infection that has been explored for use as a bioweapon. The trial was fully funded by the US Department of Defense. The vaccine was well-tolerated and […]

June 9, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 20 Dec 2019

Update: First Ever Ebola Vaccine Gets US and EU Approval

Update (20/12/2019): After getting conditional approval in Europe in November, Merck has received FDA approval for its Ebola vaccine, the first to be approved in both regions. Published on 13/11/2019 The big pharma company Merck has won a conditional marketing authorization from the European Commission for the Ebola vaccine Ervebo, the first to be approved. […]

December 20, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 28 Feb 2018

Yet Another Checkpoint Inhibitor Goes to Trial with Bavarian Nordic’s Cancer Vaccine

Bavarian Nordic and AstraZeneca collaborate on a treatment that uses a cancer vaccine along with a checkpoint inhibitor to treat colorectal and pancreatic cancer. Notably, this is the third checkpoint inhibitor to be tested with Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine. A Phase I/II trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of using Bavarian Nordic’s cancer vaccine CV301 in […]

February 28, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

In Depth 25 Jul 2017

Trouble in Paradise: How Biotech is Fighting Tropical Diseases

Tropical diseases are often neglected until an outbreak causes worldwide panic. Here’s how European biotech is preparing for the next one. “What we really need is a very fast and cheap way to develop vaccines,” biotech godfather Greg Winter told me earlier this year. Such precautionary measures may well be on our minds as Europe […]

July 25, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Jun 2017

Danish Biotech Reports Positive Phase II data for a Common Cold Vaccine

Bavarian Nordic has announced positive Phase II results for its universal vaccine against the common cold virus, RSV, which can be deadly for the elderly. The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the perpetrators behind the common cold. For most, the virus just leads to a few uncomfortable days or weeks. But for children […]

June 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 17 Aug 2016

Bavarian Nordic gets hold of Opdivo for new Combination Phase II trial

Just after a major clinical failure, BMS is now shipping Opdivo to Bavarian Nordic for a Phase II trial. Sponsored by Bavarian Nordic, the planned trial will evaluate the combination of a cancer vaccine and the anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor. Checkpoint blocking has generated a lot of excitement in cancer treatments as part of the immuno-oncology […]

August 17, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 24 May 2016

Danish ‘safer’ vaccine for Smallpox gets US order worth €90M

Bavarian Nordic will receive €90M from the US’ BARDA for its nonreplicating smallpox vaccine – which can be administered to people with conditions like HIV. Bavarian Nordic is one of the Copenhagen-based Biotechs you need to know which is developing cancer immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases. Its infectious disease programme is based on their vaccine technology which uses an […]

May 24, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 3 May 2016

Here are 12 Biotechs you need to know in Copenhagen – Skål!

With its canals, the Little Mermaid and the oldest amusement park in the world, Copenhagen is at the heart of the world’s obsession with Scandinavia – and it has a biotech scene to match. Pharma and biotech play a strong role in Denmark’s economy. The country is home to some key companies in the field, including […]

May 3, 2016 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 5 Aug 2015

Did Bavarian Nordic cheat on its clinical results?

The hedge fund Kerrisdale Capital just published a report explaining its position in Bavarian Nordic, showing that the Danish company’s lead candidate has ineffective results. Kerrisdale is inviting other investors to leave their shares in the company before it’s too late. Bavarian Nordic is under attack! Kerrisdale Capital, an hedge fund with track records in […]

August 5, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 4 Aug 2015

A 100% Successful Ebola Vaccine Available in a Record Time

It’s a really good news in the fight against Ebola. A vaccine has shown 100% success to prevent the disease during the outbreak in Guinea! The vaccine, which has been tested in a record time, can be the key to end the west African epidemics. In an interim analysis published by The Lancet, the new vaccine has […]

August 4, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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Fighting mpox: promising vaccines to watch

Bavarian Nordic gets European monkeypox approval for smallpox vaccine

Bavarian Nordic’s Vaccine Shows Biodefense Potential in Phase I

Update: First Ever Ebola Vaccine Gets US and EU Approval

Yet Another Checkpoint Inhibitor Goes to Trial with Bavarian Nordic’s Cancer Vaccine

Trouble in Paradise: How Biotech is Fighting Tropical Diseases

Danish Biotech Reports Positive Phase II data for a Common Cold Vaccine

Bavarian Nordic gets hold of Opdivo for new Combination Phase II trial

Danish ‘safer’ vaccine for Smallpox gets US order worth €90M

Here are 12 Biotechs you need to know in Copenhagen – Skål!

Did Bavarian Nordic cheat on its clinical results?

A 100% Successful Ebola Vaccine Available in a Record Time

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