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News and Trends 8 Nov 2022

Does covid vaccination boost cancer treatment?

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor. It was feared that vaccination against Covid-19 could reduce the success of cancer treatment or cause severe side effects. However, a recent study by the universities of Bonn, Germany, and Shanxi, China, say this isn’t the case. According […]

November 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 4 Nov 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 21: CanSinoBIO, HTID, Longevity Science Foundation

This week, we have three interviews, and four guests. We chat with Pierre Corneille VP of the HTFC, which is responsible for HealthTech Innovation Days; Sergey Jakimov, co-founder and managing partner of LongeVC and the Longevity Science Foundation’s CEO Lisa Ireland; and Pierre Morgon, executive vice president of CanSinoBIO. We also have our weekly contribution […]

November 4, 2022

News and Trends 3 Nov 2022

Virax Biolabs introduces flu, Covid-19 and RSV rapid test kits

Rapid test kits that can accurately identify infections related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and Covid-19 can deliver results in 15 minutes. UK-based Virax Biolabs, a biotech company focused on the prevention, detection and diagnosis of viral diseases announced today (November 3) the distribution of a tripe virus antigen rapid test kit has been […]

November 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Impacting vaccine development: COVID-19 and its implications for the future of vaccines

The development of COVID-19 vaccines was an unprecedented achievement at a time of urgent medical need. We explore the novel technology platforms that went into their development and consider their long-term impact on vaccine research. Ever since the first vaccine against smallpox in the late 1700s, vaccines have gained a reputation as a critical tool […]

November 3, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

News and Trends 2 Nov 2022

Meletios Therapeutics wins €5.2M European Commission funding for SARS research

Meletios Therapeutics, a French biotech company, announced today (November 2) that it has been named one of 75 winners of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program and will receive €5.2 million ($5.1 million) in funding from the European Commission. The company specializes in the research and development of antiviral treatments and says the funding […]

November 2, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 2 Nov 2022

The Native Antigen Company expands range of Omicron antigens to include BA.5 variant

The Native Antigen Company today (November 2) announced the commercial launch of its latest SARS-CoV-2 antigens for the newly designated Omicron BA.5 variant. The company, part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics, is a supplier of reagents enabling research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging endemic infectious diseases. The new range of RBD (receptor binding domain) antigens […]

November 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

Inotrem study for the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients meets endpoints

Inotrem has announced positive results for ESSENTIAL, its phase II clinical trial in COVID-19 patients hospitalized in critical care units and experiencing acute respiratory distress. The French clinical stage biotech company specializes in immunotherapies for acute and chronic inflammatory syndromes. The announcement was made at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s Annual Congress, held […]

October 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Oct 2022

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine data supports homologous and heterologous boosting

Data in from adults and adolescents aged 12-17 collected in a phase 3 trial of a prototype Novavax COVID-19 vaccine showed it had achieved its pre-specified immunologic endpoint. Study 307 met its primary endpoint, showing three lots of the vaccine tested as a heterologous booster induced consistent immune responses in previously vaccinated adults aged 18-49. […]

October 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 11 Oct 2022

Late-breaking data shows significant remission in children with EoE

Late-breaking positive results from a phase 3 trial have shown that children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) given a higher dose of Dupixent showed histological disease remission and signs of weight gain. At week 16, 68% of children aged one to 11 years with active EoE on the higher dose displayed the positive results during the […]

October 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 6 Oct 2022

Growing hub Lithuania ready to welcome biotech sector to EFIB’22

On October 26 and 27 the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is hosting the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy 2022 (EFIB’22). EFIB, one of Europe’s top biotech events, will bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors. Executive director of the Lithuanian Biotechnology Association, Agnė Vaitkevičienė, explains the importance of EFIB and the potential […]

October 6, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 Oct 2022

CanSinoBIO to present latest data on inhaled COVID vaccine

CanSino Biologics Inc. will be presenting clinical trial data for the recombinant COVID-19 vaccine (adenovirus type 5 vector) for inhalation (with the trade name Convidecia Air) at World Vaccine Congress (WVC) Europe to be held October 11 to 14, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Jean-Denis Shu, vice president for medical affairs of CanSino Biologics will be […]

October 5, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Oct 2022

Canada injecting $11.1M into mRNA vaccine technology at University of British Columbia

The Canadian government is providing more than C$11.1 million (US$8.1 million) for two new mRNA vaccine projects at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The funding, through the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), is for UBC to enhance the delivery and efficacy of mRNA vaccines. PacifiCan is investing the money through its Regional […]

October 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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