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Altimmune expands COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal with Lonza
March 12, 2021Medical Communications Altimmune, COVID-19, Lonza, vaccines
Altimmune has expanded its previously-announced AdCOVID vaccine manufacturing collaboration with Lonza. Under the expanded agreement, Lonza will commission a dedicated …
Affinivax receives $22m funding for development of Staphylococcus aureus vaccine
March 10, 2021Research and Development Affinivax, bacteria, vaccines
Affinivax has received an award of $22 million funding from CARB-X, a global non-profit organisation, to develop a vaccine targeting Staphylococcus …
Valo and ImmunoScape collaboration identifies immunogenic peptides for pan-coronavirus vaccine
March 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Valo Therapeutics, immunoscape, vaccines
Immunotherapy platform developer Valo Therapeutics has successfully completed a collaboration with the biotechnology company ImmunoScape to identify immunogenic peptides for …
Novartis signs agreement to manufacture CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine
March 5, 2021Medical Communications COVID-19, CureVac, Novartis, vaccines
CureVac and Novartis have signed an initial agreement for the manufacturing of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV. Preparations for the …
UK government invests £5m in COVID-19 mRNA vaccine library
March 5, 2021Medical Communications COVID-19, CPI, government, vaccines
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has received a £5 million investment from the UK government, to support the development …
ConserV and eTheRNA partner on infectious disease vaccines
March 4, 2021ConserV, eTheRNA, vaccines
ConserV Bioscience and eTheRNA immunotherapies have agreed to collaborate on the development of vaccine candidates for infectious diseases. ConserV is …
FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
March 1, 2021Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, vaccines
The FDA has issued emergency use authorisation for Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, approving the jab for use in …
WHO backs AstraZeneca vaccine against South African variant
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, WHO, vaccines
World health officials have moved to ease concerns over the efficacy of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine against new variants of …
Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine 85% effective
February 1, 2021Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Johnson & Johnson, vaccines
Johnson & Johnson has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 85% effective in preventing serious symptoms of the disease, …
New coronavirus strain identified in the UK
December 15, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, UK, coronavirus, vaccines
A new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the UK, and is growing faster in some parts of England, …
Head of UK’s COVID-19 vaccine taskforce faces questions over biotech fund
November 9, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, vaccines
Kate Bingham, the head of the British Government’s vaccine taskforce, faces scrutiny after it was revealed her venture capital firm …
Contracting flu and COVID-19 simultaneously increases the risk of death, new study shows
September 23, 2020Research and Development coronavirus vaccine, flu vaccine, vaccines
Public Health England has warned that catching seasonal flu and coronavirus at the same time could almost double the risk …
Clinical trials for Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine in India could start in the coming weeks
September 22, 2020Manufacturing and Production Russia Vaccine, vaccines
Clinical trials testing Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine in India could begin in the next few weeks, according to Indian pharma …
Oxford University says participant illness that halted its COVID-19 trial may not be linked to the vaccine
September 17, 2020Research and Development coronavirus vaccines, vaccines
The illness of one of the participants in the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial may not have been caused by the …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
September 11, 2020Medical Communications COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccines
The top 10 news stories this week largely cover COVID-19 vaccines, as hundreds of thousands of people in China have …
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