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Temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine safe, prompts immune response in first-in-human trial

Medical Xpress

A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses from the cellular arm of the immune system. A non-temperature stable form of the candidate previously had been tested in several clinical trials.

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Race for universal flu vaccine ramps up as Osivax kicks off Phase IIa trial

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Phase IIa trial (NCT05734040) in Australia will see a potential 500 volunteers given OVX836 in combination with quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIVs). The developer has tested OVX836 in four completed clinical trials. The aim of the latest ongoing trial is to evaluate the vaccine in a larger and more diverse population.

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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Clinical trial finds inhaled immune response protein increases odds of recovery for hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Scienmag

Inhaled delivery of a formulation of a key protein involved in the immune response – interferon beta-1a – to hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the UK reduced the odds that they would develop severe disease or die from SARS CoV-2 infection.

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Marburg virus vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study

Medical Xpress

A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial.

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Polyrizon IPO Strengthens Momentum in Non-Invasive Drug Delivery Solutions

XTalks

Its lead candidate, PL-14, targets nasal allergies and is scheduled for US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submission via the 510(k) pathway, with preclinical trials expected to start in the second quarter of 2025 and pivotal trials by the end of 2025. Polyrizon’s partnerships further strengthen its R&D capabilities.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a prophylactic intranasal vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). This trial will evaluate the safety of the vaccine and generate efficacy data. Intravacc has received a contract worth $14.6m

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The Lancet: Phase 2 trial of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in healthy older adults finds it is safe and provokes immune response

Scienmag

Older adults are at a disproportionate risk of severe COVID-19 disease, so it is essential that any vaccine adopted for use against SARS-CoV-2 is effective in this group Peer-reviewed / Randomised Controlled Trial / People **There will be a UK Science Media Centre briefing at 10.15am UK time on Thursday 19th November about this study. […].