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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

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from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a prophylactic intranasal vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). Leveraging its outer membrane vesicles (OMV) platform technology, Intravacc will develop the vaccine.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Pfizer will pay up to $45 million in development related milestone payments and up to $143 million if the vaccine hits early sales targets. Valneva is paying 30% of development costs and in return Pfizer will pay tiered royalties starting at 19% and will lead late-stage development.

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

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million grant by the US government to develop an intranasal vaccine for gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted infection that is on the rise around the world. 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.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The bacterium then secretes pDNA-protein complexes, triggering an immune response to treat and prevent infection associated with the delivered genes.

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Shot in the arm for Affinivax as it challenges Pfizer’s Prevnar

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The shot also includes two “conserved” pneumococcal proteins – antigens that seem always to be present in the bacterium regardless of its serotype, so could potentially provide protection against an even broader range. The post Shot in the arm for Affinivax as it challenges Pfizer’s Prevnar appeared first on.

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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billion in potential development milestones, to get its hands on the ASP3772 shot, which recently claimed a breakthrough designation from the FDA for the treatment of pneumococcal disease in older adults. The biotech says this can stimulate both B cell (antibody) and T cell immune responses with a single shot.

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GSK to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Affinivax, Inc.

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billion in potential development milestones Proposed acquisition provides access to next-generation 24-valent pneumococcal vaccine candidate in phase II development and highly innovative, MAPS TM technology Supports development of a strong portfolio of innovative vaccines and specialty medicines. GSK to pay $2.1

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