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In Depth 13 Jun 2023

Abeta-targeting antibodies pave the way for Alzheimer’s disease vaccines

By Dr. Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of AC Immune SA The clinical success we’ve recently seen with two monoclonal antibodies that target the protein amyloid beta (Abeta) has provided hope for patients, a significant boost to the sector but also a strong validation of the “amyloid hypothesis”: removing Abeta plaques is a valid therapeutic strategy for […]

June 13, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 5 Jun 2023

Rabies vaccine gets phase 3 trial approval

YS Biopharma Co. Ltd.’s PIKA rabies vaccine has been granted phase 3 clinical trial approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines. The phase 3 clinical trial, which is planned to commence later in 2023, is a multi-center, multi-country study designed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine. The study will […]

June 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 May 2023

Exothera partners with Quantoom and launches DNA business unit

Exothera has partnered with Quantoom Biosciences to gain access to Quantoom’s Nfinity technology, a continuous production platform for RNA. The partnership will enable Exothera to be the first CDMO in the world to offer this off-the-shelf process for the continuous production of RNA as a service. Continuous manufacturing of RNA can provide significant advantages in […]

May 5, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 4 May 2023

World’s first RSV vaccine for older adults gets FDA approval

GSK plc says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Arexvy (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, adjuvanted) for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in individuals 60 years of age and older. It is the first RSV vaccine for older adults to be approved anywhere in […]

May 4, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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May 4, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 3 May 2023

Immunotherapy in the fight against solid tumors

Ever since William Coley first attempted to harness the immune system in 1891 to treat bone cancer, immunotherapy has been explored in the treatment of various different cancers – both solid and liquid – and has revolutionized and rejuvenated the field of oncology. However, despite certain immunotherapy treatments having shown very promising results, such as […]

May 3, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

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In Depth 26 Apr 2023

Vaccine for honeybees: a new hope for American foulbrood disease

In the last few years, there has been an ongoing movement to ‘save the bees’, and the U.S. biotech Dalan Animal Health is playing its part in doing just that, having created a vaccine for honeybees to protect them from the destructive and fatal effects of American foulbrood (AFB). AFB is an infectious bacterial brood […]

April 26, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 26 Apr 2023

aVaxziPen’s needle-free vaccine yields positive data across multiple diseases

aVaxziPen, a biotech company developing a novel needle-free vaccine delivery platform, presented data at the World Vaccine Congress (WVC) in Washington, U.S., recently. The company presented a poster entitled, “Needle-free, injectable solid dose vaccine delivery generates equivalent immune response with different antigens and animal models.” The company said immunogenicity data from four in vivo models […]

April 26, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Apr 2023

Global partners announce The Big Catch-up vaccination effort

WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with Immunization Agenda 2030 and many other global and national health partners, are joining forces to call for “The Big Catch-up,” a targeted global effort to boost vaccination among children following declines driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, […]

April 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Opinion 26 Apr 2023

Can mRNA vaccines tackle multiple diseases?

By Dr. Myriam Mendila, chief development officer of CureVac World Immunization Week is April 24-30, and it’s an important week to highlight the action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people around the world, of all ages, against infectious diseases. World Immunization Week aims to promote the use of vaccines to […]

April 26, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 26 Apr 2023

How to address declining vaccination rates in older adults

By Philip Dormitzer, global head of vaccines research and development, GSK The vaccines landscape has changed greatly over the last few years in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. New technologies have been applied at scale, innovative vaccine programs rolled out, and supply chains rearranged to help tackle global health challenges. But, while innovation has improved […]

April 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 26 Apr 2023

20Med Therapeutics and Touchlight collaborating on novel vaccine delivery platform

20Med Therapeutics, a company working on non-viral delivery and development of gene therapies and vaccines, and Touchlight, a biotechnology company pioneering enzymatic DNA production to enable the genetic medicine revolution, have announced that both parties will collaborate on establishing a novel vaccination platform that combines Touchlight’s rapid enzymatic doggybone DNA platform with 20Med Therapeutics’ bioresponsive […]

April 26, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Abeta-targeting antibodies pave the way for Alzheimer’s disease vaccines

Rabies vaccine gets phase 3 trial approval

Exothera partners with Quantoom and launches DNA business unit

World’s first RSV vaccine for older adults gets FDA approval

How is Quantoom Biosciences’ Ntensify™ technology changing mRNA production?

Immunotherapy in the fight against solid tumors

Vaccine for honeybees: a new hope for American foulbrood disease

aVaxziPen’s needle-free vaccine yields positive data across multiple diseases

Global partners announce The Big Catch-up vaccination effort

Can mRNA vaccines tackle multiple diseases?

How to address declining vaccination rates in older adults

20Med Therapeutics and Touchlight collaborating on novel vaccine delivery platform

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