The evolving arsenal against mosquito-borne diseases
Genetic engineering is breaking new ground in the control of mosquito-borne diseases. However, a genetic…
August 2, 2022 - 8 minutes
Insect-borne diseases
Companies come together in fight against Dengue Fever
A vaccine to treat dengue fever, the mosquito-borne disease, is the end goal of two…
July 1, 2022 - 4 minutes
Covid and malaria vaccines on track for mass production in Rwanda
Construction of the first African messenger RNA (mRNA) manufacturing facility has started in Africa. This…
June 24, 2022 - 3 minutes
Emergex Vaccines Secures €10M to Advance Synthetic Vaccine Development
The UK biotech Emergex Vaccines has raised over €9.9M in a Series A funding round,…
January 9, 2020 - 3 minutes
Update: Single-Shot Vaccine for Chikungunya Lasts for a Year in Phase I
Update (18/11/2019): French biotech Valneva has revealed additional phase I results concerning its experimental chikungunya…
November 18, 2019 - 3 minutes
Themis Raises €40M for First Phase III Trial of a Chikungunya Vaccine
Vienna-based Themis Biosciences has raised €40M in a Series D round to fund a phase…
September 18, 2019 - 3 minutes
Austrian Biotech Raises €19M to Commercialize First Chikungunya Vaccine
The market is in sight for the first potential vaccine for the chikungunya virus, as…
June 4, 2019 - 2 minutes
First Potential Vaccine for Chikungunya Virus Flies Through Phase II
The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus may one day have a vaccine, as an Austrian biotech’s lead…
November 6, 2018 - 2 minutes
No More Mosquito Bites? Targeting These Genes Could Prevent Future Outbreaks!
Researchers may have found a way to stop the female mosquitoes from biting you, which…
January 22, 2018 - 3 minutes
The Biggest Biotech News of 2017: What Happened This Year?
Still catching up on news? We've picked out the most exciting things that happened besides…
December 27, 2017 - 3 minutes
The Philippines Blocks Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine for Safety Reasons
Following alarming research about the safety of Sanofi's dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, The Philippines has halted…
December 5, 2017 - 3 minutes
Austrian Biotech’s Vaccine Against Tropical Virus Moves Nicely Through Phase II
Chikungunya fever could be the next big global outbreak. Reassuringly, Themis' vaccine has so far…
November 6, 2017 - 3 minutes
