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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Therapyx will develop and manufacture the IL-12-containing microspheres in the vaccine called GneX12. Additionally, antibiotic resistance is very prevalent for the NG bacterium. This trial will evaluate the safety of the vaccine and generate efficacy data.

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How two different types of immune cells help two billion people keep tuberculosis in check

Medical Xpress

Yet, as many as two billion people are infected with Mycobaterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, and are otherwise healthy and asymptomatic. Scientists who study TB look at those individuals who can tolerate and contain the infection in hopes of developing better treatments and vaccines. million deaths.

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As gonorrhoea threat grows, Intravacc gets $14m for vaccine hunt

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Some gonorrhoea infections have become untreatable with all seven main antibiotic classes – a situation last encountered in the 1920s before the advent of effective drugs for the bacterium. At the moment most cases are treated with azithromycin, with intravenous ceftriaxone generally reserved as a last-line therapy.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

XTalks

DNA vaccines designed using the platform consist of a combination of an advanced gene expression plasmid (pDNA) with gene(s) of interest, and a probiotic bacterium to deliver the vaccine directly to the gut, where it binds to intestinal epithelial cells.

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4D pharma plc Files SEC Forms in Process to Gain NASDAQ Listing Following Merger with Longevity, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)

The Pharma Data

Founded in February 2014, 4D pharma is a world leader in the development of Live Biotherapeutics, a novel and emerging class of drugs, defined by the FDA as biological products that contain a live organism, such as a bacterium, that is applicable to the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease.? For more information, refer to [link].

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Pfizer and International Trachoma Initiative Deliver One Billionth Zithromax® Dose Toward Trachoma Elimination by 2030

Pfizer

Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Disclosure Notice The information contained in this statement is as of January [30], 2023. This statement contains forward-looking statements about the donation of the one billionth Zithromax dose as part of the WHO recommended S.A.F.E.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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It contains the antiviral medications nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. It works by containing lymphocytes within the lymph nodes , preventing them from entering the central nervous system via the blood-brain barrier and causing an autoimmune reaction that destroys myelin on neurons. Pfizer’s total global revenue from Paxlovid was $18.93

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