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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 24 October, American vaccine developer Vaxcyte shared positive topline data from a Phase I/II study of its multivalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine VAX-24 , bringing the 24-valent pneumococcal jab one step closer to market. According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), there are over 90 strains of this bacterium.

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Hope rising for understanding and protecting against black rot disease

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Black rot disease in cabbages, radishes and related cruciferous crops may have disastrous consequences for the yield and production of marketable plants. The bacterium Xanthomonas campestris is the major cause of black rot disease, which works by retarding several light-mediated biological processes.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Under the agreement Valneva could receive up to $308 million in cash payments, after Pfizer paid $130 million up front for marketing rights to the vaccine if it succeeds in the clinic. Starting the next phase 2 study will trigger a milestone payment from Pfizer to Valneva of $10 million under a collaboration announced in April this year.

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Non-vaccine nasal spray could protect against COVID-19

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That could be important if it takes longer than expected to bring vaccines and antibodies to market, said a spokesman for the companies, pointing to the news this week that AstraZeneca has halted phase 3 trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate AZD1222 after a serious adverse reaction in one patient.

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A new era in diagnostics: The growing demand for POC testing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Analysts at GlobalData predict that the market for point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices will reach $297.6bn by 2023, a growth of almost $1bn from 2015. For strip devices, you have just a few processes for the device assembly,” says Jean-François Bauer, head of marketing and business development at Mikron Automation. “In

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Nestle gets closer to Seres, pledging $525m for microbiome C. diff drug

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Swiss food giant Nestle has firmed up its five-year-old alliance with US microbiome specialist Seres, paying $175 million upfront for North American co-marketing rights to its lead drug for Clostridium difficile infections. billion, but only included markets outside North America.

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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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The companies are set to go head-to-head in a high-stakes market battle involving billions of dollars — a battle Pfizer has been winning for over a decade now. Compared to Vaxneuvance’s targeting of 15 different strains of the bacterium, Pfizer’s shot protects against 20.