In Depth 28 Jul 2022 How can vaccines keep up with evolving Covid-19 variants? Vaccines for COVID-19 have saved lives all over the world, but their protection is threatened by the rise of variants of concern. Companies are developing ways to combat the evolving virus, such as booster shots and universal coronavirus vaccines. During 2021, a plethora of COVID-19 vaccines was rolled out around the world. Since then, mass […] July 28, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 Jul 2022 Macao university research finds mRNA vaccine booster offers more protection against Omicron variants A study in Macao has found people taking the BioNTech mRNA vaccine as the third booster dose produce more neutralizing antibodies against Omicron variants. The study, led by Daniel Baptista-Hon, assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T.), and Ligong Lu, director of Zhuhai People’s Hospital, was […] July 25, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Jul 2022 Vicebio exits stealth to work on next generation RSV vaccine Vicebio Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company founded by Medicxi in 2019, has launched to accelerate the development of novel vaccines against life-threatening respiratory viral infections using its molecular clamp technology platform. The technology has been developed by Paul Young, Daniel Watterson, Keith Chappell and their groups at The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia. It was […] July 21, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Jul 2022 IVI and Moderna sign MOU for vaccine R&D The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with a mission to discover, develop, and deliver safe, effective, and affordable vaccines for global health, and Moderna, a biotech company working on messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on collaborative vaccine research and development. “IVI welcomes this […] July 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Jul 2022 SINOVAC starts influenza vaccine trial in Chile Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, has initiated a phase III clinical trial for SINOVAC’s inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine in Chile through a collaboration with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. SINOVAC said the results aim to provide scientific evidence to support its influenza vaccine immunogenicity and protection capacity. This clinical […] July 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Jul 2022 SK Bioscience signs deal with Novavax to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine South Korean company SK Bioscience has extended its partnership with Novavax, Inc., a U.S. biotechnology company specializing in next-generation vaccines, for the manufacturing and supply of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron variants in prefilled syringes. SK Bioscience and Novavax signed an agreement for the technology transfer of Novavax proprietary COVID-19 variant antigen materials and manufacturing […] July 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Jul 2022 WHO and UNICEF sound the alarm as global vaccination coverage continues to decline Amid worldwide disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO and UNICEF report the largest continued backslide in childhood vaccinations in approximately three decades, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines in 2021 alone. It was hoped that the cohort of children that missed their vaccinations in 2020 would be caught up in 2021, […] July 15, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Jul 2022 FDA authorizes the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in the US Novavax, Inc. has been given emergency use authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its adjuvanted, protein-based COVID-19 shot. Branded Nuvaxovid and Covovax outside the U.S., Novavax’s vaccine is already approved for use in several countries worldwide, including the EU, U.K., Canada, Australia, South Korea and India. During public health emergencies, […] July 14, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Jul 2022 Vaccizone chooses partner to fast-track development of COVID-19 vaccine A vaccine development company has chosen a partner to fast-track the development of its SARS-CoV-2 product for European clinical trials. Vaccizone has chosen viral vector contract development and manufacturing company (CDMO) antigen delivery technology Exothera S.A to accelerate the vaccine. Vaccizone is the inventor of the ASC Technology, a first-in-class antigen delivery platform for generating […] July 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Jul 2022 Companies come together in fight against Dengue Fever A vaccine to treat dengue fever, the mosquito-borne disease, is the end goal of two companies who have signed an agreement to produce and commercialize a lead candidate in the fight against the disease. Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a clinical-stage biotech company, recently announced that it has agreed a collaboration with the Molecular Biology Institute […] July 1, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 29 Jun 2022 Encouraging results from respiratory diseases vaccine trial A biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines against infectious diseases has announced positive results for people with life threatening respiratory diseases. Icosavax says that in an interim phase 1/1b trial its vaccine IVX-121 has demonstrated robust immunological response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in both young and older adult groups. The vaccine was generally tolerated with no […] June 29, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 27 Jun 2022 Saudi Arabia to inject $3B into vaccines and medicines industry Saudi Arabia is boosting biotech and looking to become a center for the vaccine industry. The Saudi Arabian Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, chairman of the manufacturing vaccines and vital medicines committee, Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef, has announced the launch of several investment opportunities in the vaccines and vital medicines industry, valued at $3.4 […] June 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email