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Could auto-antibodies be linked to severe Covid-19?

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have revealed that auto-antibodies block interferon signalling, contributing to severe Covid-19 by impairing the patient’s immune response. Auto-antibodies are antibodies that erroneously target specific proteins produced by one’s own body.

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Pfizer-BioNTech reports strong immune response in animals to its COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharma Data

Pfizer-BioNTech announced Wednesday that preliminary preclinical data from mouse and macaque monkey models showed a strong immune response from its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. .

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This response was also seen in the RV 144 trial, she notes.

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CureVac Touts Positive Preclinical Data for COVID-19 Vaccine | 2020-10-26

The Pharma Data

German drugmaker CureVac said preclinical studies of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, showed the vaccination prompted a successful immune response. The messenger RNA-based vaccine, which is designed to block replication of the coronavirus, was shown to induce neutralizing antibodies and activate T-cells in hamsters and mice.

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Boston Scientific pays $336M; Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Abexxa Biologics; Oncology, RNA biotech 858 Therapeutics inks $60M Series A; Novartis acquires Arctos Medical

Delveinsight

The biotech has evolved a T-cell receptor-like antibody to damage a selected immune checkpoint in oncology. Abexxa is forming molecules, which recruit immune cells zeroed in on particular tumor peptides. 858 Therapeutics closes USD 60 Million series A round to drug RNA modulation. Jeffrey Stafford, Ph.D., Stafford and co.

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Leading innovators in flavivirus vaccine components

Pharmaceutical Technology

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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This week in drug discovery (8-12 January) 

Drug Discovery World

This week has seen a number of significant discoveries by researchers in academic institutions, in some cases in partnership with industry, emphasising the important role universities play in early-stage drug discovery. News round-up for 8-12 January by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.

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