vaccines
Roche pulls out of vaccine alliance with Transgene
February 23, 2011Research and Development HPV, HPV vaccine, Roche, TG4001, Transgene, cervical cancer, cervical lesions, human papilloma virus, vaccines
Roche has terminated its license agreement with Transgene for its HPV therapeutic vaccine TG4001. The vaccine is currently being tested …
Sanofi partners on dengue vaccine awareness
February 22, 2011Medical Communications, Research and Development Dengue Vaccine Institute, Dengue fever, International Vaccine Institute, Sanofi Pasteur, Sanofi-Aventis, disease awareness, vaccines
Sanofi-Aventis has teamed up with the International Vaccine Institute to raise awareness about dengue fever and its vaccine for the …
Dendreon will outsource first Provenge production in EU
January 11, 2011Manufacturing and Production Dendreon, Provenge, cancer vaccine, contract manufacturing, sipuleucel-T, vaccine manufacturing, vaccines
US oncology specialist Dendreon has decided to hire a contract manufacturer for its cell-based cancer therapy Provenge in Europe to …
Doctors use GSK’s Pandemrix as seasonal flu vaccines fall short
January 10, 2011Sales and Marketing GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Pandemrix, flu, h1n1, influenza, vaccines
Doctors may have to use last year’s stock of the H1N1 vaccine Pandemrix as the government admits there are some …
Dendreon eyes late 2011 European cancer vaccine filing
January 10, 2011Sales and Marketing Cancer, Denreon, Provenge, cancer vaccine, sipuleucel, vaccines
Dendreon Group is to seek marketing authorisation in Europe for the world’s first immunotherapy cancer vaccine in late 2011 or …
Novartis adds R&D unit to new vaccines plant
December 31, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novartis, pharma manufacturing, vaccines
Swiss drugmaker Novartis is planning to spend $36 million to set up an R&D laboratory on the site of its …
Takeda and Baxter make pandemic flu vaccine plans for Japan
December 7, 2010Manufacturing and Production Takeda, baxter, pharma manufacturing, vaccine manufacturing, vaccines
Takeda has made another move into the vaccines sector with the expansion of a deal with Baxter International for the …
GlaxoSmithKline forges Russian vaccines alliance
November 30, 2010Manufacturing and Production GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, JSC Binnopharm, cervical cancer vaccine, pharma manufacturing, pneumococcal vaccine, rotavirus vaccine, vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline has announced an alliance with JSC Binnopharm focusing on the secondary manufacture of a number of the pharmaceutical giant’s …
Novartis signs Middle East vaccine production deal
November 9, 2010Manufacturing and Production Agrippal, Arabio, Novartis, Quinvaxem, meningitis vaccine Menveo, vaccines
Novartis has forged an alliance with a Saudi Arabian manufacturer to help it expand its vaccines business in the Middle …
WHO delists Sanofi-Aventis combo vaccine
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, WHO, vaccines
The World Health Organization has dropped a combination vaccine made by Sanofi-Aventis’ subsidiary Shantha Biologics from its list of prequalified …
Trials of cancer vaccine Stimuvax can resume
June 17, 2010Research and Development Merck Serono, Stimuvax, cancer vaccine, vaccines
Merck Serono has been given clearance to resume part of its clinical trials of its cancer vaccine Stimuvax. Trials of …
Sanofi to develop monoclonal antibody jabs
June 8, 2010Research and Development Sanofi Pasteur, Vivalis, vaccines
Sanofi-Aventis is to develop a range of monoclonal antibody for use against infectious diseases. The French pharma company’s vaccines arm …
Cheaper vaccines for developing countries
March 24, 2010Vaccine, developing world, vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer have signed a deal to supply anti-pneumococcal drugs to developing countries at steeply discounted prices. GSK will …
Adverse event halts Merck cancer vaccine trial
March 23, 2010Research and Development Merck KGaA, Merck Serono, Stimuvax, vaccines
Trials of a new vaccine which helps fight cancer have been halted after one patient developed encephalitis, a potentially fatal …
PPD boosts position in flu vaccine research
March 23, 2010Research and Development CRO, PPD, Southern Research Institute, vaccines
PPD is collaborating with the Southern Research Institute in the US to tap into the growing market for contract research …
