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Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine faces final clinical test in a sparse landscape

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VLA15 is the only vaccine for Lyme disease in clinical development, according to GlobalData, the parent company of Pharmaceutical Technology. Lyme disease is also known as borreliosis, which refers to the borrelia bacteria that cause the condition. The vaccine targets six different serotypes of borrelia bacteria.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Valneva is paying 30% of development costs and in return Pfizer will pay tiered royalties starting at 19% and will lead late-stage development. VLA15 is the only active Lyme disease vaccine in clinical development today, and covers six strains that are prevalent in North America and Europe.

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Booster data backs Pfizer, Valneva Lyme disease vaccine

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VLA15 targets the outer surface protein A (OspA) of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that causes Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection that causes a characteristic rash that can be accompanied by flu-like symptoms and – in some cases – debilitating tiredness and aches that can last for years.

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ADCs Pipeline Update: Avacta Partners with ADC Therapeutics

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The firm also has the right to obtain exclusive licenses to the Affimer proteins for clinical development and commercialization. What are Affimers : Affimers are small proteins that target and bind molecules on cellular surfaces in a manner analogous to monoclonal antibodies.

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VALNEVA AND PFIZER ANNOUNCE INITIATION OF PHASE 2 STUDY FOR LYME DISEASE VACCINE CANDIDATE

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VLA15 is the only active Lyme disease vaccine candidate in clinical development today, and covers six serotypes that are prevalent in North America and Europe. This investigational multivalent protein subunit vaccine targets the outer surface protein A (OspA) of Borrelia, an established mechanism of action for a Lyme disease vaccine.

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Polyphor to Take Part in Panel Discussion on Novel Oncology Targets at the LifeSci Partners 10th Annual Healthcare Corporate Access Event

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In addition, it has discovered and is developing the Outer Membrane Protein Targeting Antibiotics (OMPTA). OMPTA are potentially the first new class of antibiotics in clinical development in the last 50 years against Gram-negative bacteria.

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Valneva and Pfizer Report Positive Phase 2 Pediatric Data for Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate

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About VLA15 VLA15 is the only Lyme disease vaccine candidate currently in clinical development. This investigational multivalent protein subunit vaccine uses an established mechanism of action for a Lyme disease vaccine that targets the outer surface protein A (OspA) of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

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