Vaccine

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Researchers launch Phase 1 trial of HIV vaccine

October 18, 2018
Research and Development AIDS, HIV, Vaccine, infection, resdearch

Researchers working with the non-profit organisation the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) have announced the launch of a Phase I …

Sequiris invest £40m into expansion of Liverpool plant creating 100 new jobs

October 11, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Jobs, Vaccine, investment, liverpool

The Liverpool-based vaccine-maker Sequiris is investing £40 million into the expansion of its operations in the Speke area of Liverpool. …

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More effective flu vaccine could prevent hundreds of elderly deaths across UK this winter

September 12, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, Vaccine, flu, influenza, pharma

Public Health England has revealed that an enhanced, “adjuvanted” vaccine is to be made available for over-65s this winter, and …

Further six officials fired from China FDA

August 21, 2018
Manufacturing and Production CFDA, Changsheng biotechnology, China, Vaccine, scandal

A further six senior officials from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) have been fired in relation to the …

CCP fire provincial official and investigate drug regulator in response to Changsheng vaccine scandal

August 17, 2018
Medical Communications China, Vaccine, changsheng, drug safety, regulation

The Chinese government has fired a senior provincial official and is probing a former senior drug regulator in response to …

Pfizer partners up with BioNTech for $425m to pursue mRNA flu vaccines

August 16, 2018
Research and Development BioNTech, Pfizer, Vaccine, flu, influenza, pharma

Pfizer has announced a partnership with German biotech firm BioNTech after signing a multi-year deal worth $425 million to develop …

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MSD’s experimental vaccine to be used in fight against Congo Ebola outbreak

August 8, 2018
Research and Development Congo, Ebola, MSD, Merck, Vaccine, pharma

MSD’s experimental drug rVSV-ZEBOV will be used in tackling the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after …

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Vical terminates genital herpes vaccine after trial failure

June 12, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Vaccine, Vical, herpes, pharma

San Diego-based biopharma firm Vical has announced the disappointing, if unsurprising, news that it has taken the decision to terminate …

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World’s first synthetic, non-biologic vaccine developed

March 14, 2018
Research and Development Vaccine, biotech, drugs, influenza, pharma, pharmaceutical

One of the major challenges in delivering vaccinations to all parts of the globe is the need to keep the …

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UK govt report looks to reduce vaccination spending

February 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Vaccine, biotech, drugs, meningitis, pharma, pharmaceutical

One of the largest petitions ever to have gone before UK parliament, after it attracted 823,349 signatures, brought about the …

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CDC U-turns previous decision on AZ’s flu vaccine

February 22, 2018
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Vaccine, biotech, drugs, flu, influenza, pharma, pharmaceutical

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now recommended AstraZeneca’s FluMist as an option for doctors for …

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Low flu vaccine efficacy may be due to previous immune history, study finds

February 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development H3N2, Vaccine, flu, flue vaccine, influenza, pharma

The sometimes poor efficacy of influenza vaccines may be due to poor immune response and a patient’s wider immune history, …

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New vaccine provides universal protection against influenza A, study finds

January 24, 2018
Research and Development Georgia State University, Vaccine, flu, influenza, pharma

Research led by Georgia State University has enabled the development of a universal vaccine for influenza A viruses, proven to …

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Universal flu vaccine receives Google’s financial backing

January 15, 2018
Sales and Marketing Vaccine, biotech, drugs, flu, pharma, pharmaceutical

Vaccitech, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford, recently launched a Series A financing round and had some fairly …

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Single, high-dose vaccine could provide better protection against cholera outbreaks, new research shows

December 12, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Cholera, Vaccine, paxvax, pharma

A team of researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has been assessing the effectiveness of a …

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