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Pfizer takes stake in French Lyme disease jab partner Valneva

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The deal gives Valneva a cash injection that it will be able to use to advance Lyme disease candidate VLA15 towards the market, but the revised licensing terms means that the French biotech will shoulder more of the financial cost of the development programme. Pfizer has acquired an 8.1%

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Nirogy rises with $16.5M; Iterum presents a new drug application to FDA; Gut Bacteria proffer insight into molecules protection; TScan adds another $100M for cancer trials

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Nirogy plans to use the proceeds to improve its drug discovery platform for generating a pipeline of small-molecule drugs designed to aim the solute carrier family of transporter proteins (SLCTs) embedded in the cell membrane. Gut Bacteria proffer insight into molecules protective against asthma and COVID-19.

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ADCs Pipeline Update: Avacta Partners with ADC Therapeutics

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Currently, product licensing agreements, technology licensing agreements, research and development agreements and clinical trial agreements are the common types of partnerships inked by developers that are currently focused on the development of ADCs pipeline. In nature, they are made by a group of bacteria known as actinomycetes.

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Biogen signs $2.1 billion Parkinson’s disease deal with Denali

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LRRK2 regulates lysosomes, which play a vital role in cell function by breaking down excess or worn-out cell parts, and can also destroy invading viruses and bacteria. Mutations in the LRRK2 gene can cause Parkinson’s disease.

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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Last year, Affinivax reported positive phase 2 results with ASP3772, which targets 24 of the common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae – a bacteria which causes non-invasive illnesses like pneumonia, sinusitis and middle ear infections, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis.

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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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The bacteria usually enter the body through wounds, but infection can also occur through contaminated meat or inhalation of spores. Cyfendus functions by stimulating the production of antibodies targeted against the protective antigen protein. Anthrax is a rare, yet severe disease caused by the bacterium B. Overall, 66.3

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Pfizer and Valneva Issue Update on Phase 3 Clinical Trial Evaluating Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate VLA15

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The companies intend to work with regulatory authorities, and as previously announced, 1,2 aim for Pfizer to potentially submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. OspA is a surface protein expressed by the bacteria when present in a tick. 5,6 The program was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S.