Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 15, 2022

Health Canada has granted approval for the usage of Moderna’s messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in a 25µg two-dose regimen for active immunisation to prevent Covid-19 in children aged six months to five years. So far, children aged below five years were not eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Canada.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 24, 2022

As regulatory agencies gear up for another round of Covid-19 vaccine deliberations centered on emerging variants, Moderna has released data on its booster’s efficacy against Omicron subvariants. 1 variant, on 22 June, Moderna said its booster also showed a “potent” antibody response against Omicron subvariants BA.4

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Last year was a positive year for biopharmaceutical companies, particularly those with Covid-19 vaccines. As a result of huge global sales of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, the split in profits between Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty contributed towards revenues of $81.3bn and $22.4bn last year, respectively. YoY revenue growth.

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Bio Pharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The expanded authorization comes amid surging demand for antibody treatments, particularly in states with lower rates of coronavirus vaccination.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 17, 2025

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 15, 2022

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted conditional authorisation for Moderna ’s Covid-19 booster vaccine, mRNA-1273.214 (Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron), for use in adults aged 18 years and above. It comprises mRNA-1273 (Spikevax) and a vaccine candidate that acts on the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ BA.1

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 20, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted an emergency use listing (EUL) to SK bioscience’s Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovione. SKYCovione is a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine and the 12th Covid-19 vaccine to receive a EUL from the regulator.

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Bio Pharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The world's attention will be on the FDA as it considers initial data from coronavirus vaccine developers. But several other important drugs, including a CAR-T therapy and an Ebola antibody, will also be on the agency's agenda.

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Fierce Pharma

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

AstraZeneca withdraws US COVID vaccine application, shifts focus to antibody treatments. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 09:02.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 15, 2023

Sanofi announced data from a real-world clinical trial that demonstrated its RSV antibody nirsevimab delivered an 83% reduction in hospitalisations in infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD). Nirsevimab is being jointly developed between Sanofi and AstraZeneca.

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Bio Pharma Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A reformulated booster aimed at an earlier omicron subvariant outperformed Novavax’s current vaccine, but a bivalent version did not significantly raise antibody levels.

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Bio Pharma Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Follow-up data show the omicron-adapted shot boosted antibodies against the variant in older adults by more than the companies’ original version.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 21, 2022

A third dose of vaccine has been shown to effectively neutralise the Omicron variant of covid-19, according to researchers. Research led by UCLH, UCL and the Francis Crick Institute found that the booster dose successfully stimulates antibody levels that neutralise Omicron. Overall, antibody levels were nearly 2.5

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 8, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Anti-influenza antibody compositions. However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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XTalks

JANUARY 22, 2025

Valneva SE, who developed the worlds first FDA-approved chikungunya vaccine , has now unveiled promising Phase III data for its single-shot chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ, in adolescents aged 12 to 17. IXCHIQ is the only licensed chikungunya vaccine in the US for adults aged 18 and older at increased risk of exposure to the virus.

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World of DTC Marketing

APRIL 11, 2021

QUICK THOUGHT: People believe the COVID-19 vaccine was developed in less than a year but that’s not true. Based on the virus a number of vaccines targeting the spike protein were designed, tested in animal models and found to be quite promising against SARS and other coronavirus illnesses like Middle East respiratory syndrome.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

RSV researchers at major pharmaceutical companies are currently working to develop new RSV drugs to beat future waves of RSV infection and gain the first RSV vaccine FDA approval. Pharmaceutical companies are pushing to develop drugs and vaccines for RSV with these populations in mind.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Moreover, in low- and middle-income countries, lack of healthcare access increases the disease’s impact, as limited diagnostics, vaccination coverage and medical resources limit early detection and treatment. Monoclonal Antibody Therapies Monoclonal antibodies are gaining traction as targeted treatments for bacterial and viral infections.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 31, 2023

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended HIPRA’s Covid-19 vaccine , Bimervax, as a Covid-19 booster. Available to people ages 16 years and above who have been vaccinated with a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, EMA’s Human Medicines Committee concluded the vaccine is ready for marketing authorization in the EU, on 30 March.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 19, 2022

Moderna has joined forces with non-profit organisation IAVI on a third phase 1 trial of its candidate HIV vaccine in Africa, where the burden of the virus is still being keenly felt. There are hopes that its mRNA approach, which proved so effective against COVID-19, could succeed where traditional vaccine technologies have failed in HIV.

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BioSpace

AUGUST 31, 2021

Belgium researchers compared the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines and found that the Moderna jabs generated twice the antibodies than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN vaccine showed equivalent antibody response and safety between teenagers and adults in an NIH study.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 8, 2021

Buoyed by the success of its COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna has started a phase 1/2 trials of its mRNA-based shot for seasonal influenza, targeting four different flu strains. . Ultimately, the goal is to develop a shot that combines seasonal flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protection with a single vaccine, said the biotech.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline ’s (GSK) Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed [Tdap]) for pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent pertussis (whooping cough) in newborn infants.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS) has granted expanded approval to Novavax partner SK bioscience for the Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), for use as a booster dose in adults aged 18 and above. Nuvaxovid is a protein-based vaccine created from the genetic sequence of the initial SARS-CoV-2 virus strain.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 18, 2022

MBA, managing director at CanSino Biologics Europe, tells us about Convidecia, a single dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine offered as an injectable and inhalant that allows ease of storage, an alternative option for individuals with needle phobias, and robust elongated CD4 and CD8 cellular response. Morgon, PharmD, LL.M, How it works.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended granting expanded conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for Novavax ’s Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), as a booster in adults aged 18 years and above.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In this article, Ben Hargreaves looks into the promise of cancer vaccines and how this treatment modality may offer advantages over existing immunotherapies in the oncology sector. One area that is gathering increasing levels of interest is the development of cancer vaccines. A broad front.

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STAT News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

A new study is raising concerns about the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine being used in the United States and other parts of the world. Read the rest…

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

New data from Pfizer and BioNTech on their bivalent Covid-19 vaccine suggests the updated product may be more protective against more recent Omicron subvariants than the original version of the vaccine, the companies said in a statement released Friday. The companies said the levels of neutralizing antibodies that target the BA.4

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Novavax ’s adjuvanted Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, as a booster for use in people aged 18 years and above. The booster is indicated for use after a minimum of six months following a vaccine regimen with an authorised or approved Covid-19 shot.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JUNE 20, 2023

The shot, which the Danish company acquired from Emergent BioSolutions, spurred protective antibodies against the mosquito-borne virus in older adults.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Coronavirus vaccine components. The vaccine also contains other inactive ingredients such as cholesterol.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Flavivirus vaccine components. Sanofi is one of the leading patent filers for Flavivirus vaccine components.

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BioSpace

AUGUST 13, 2020

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm triggered antibody-based immune responses in early and mid-stage trials.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The 0.25mL dose of the booster vaccine could potentially be used in the European Union (EU) following authorisation in these children a minimum of three months following a previous Covid-19 vaccination. 1273.214, a bivalent Omicron-targeting Covid-19 vaccine of the company. 5), mRNA-1273.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 18, 2022

Moderna has received provisional registration from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for kids aged six months to five years. The 25µg two-dose vaccine regimen is indicated for active immunisation for the prevention of Covid-19.

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