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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. OspA is one of the most dominant surface proteins expressed by the bacteria when present in the ticks that spread the disease.

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10 of the Worst Food Safety Scandals in Recent History

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The outbreak was caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes , which was found in several samples of Blue Bell ice cream products, as well as in the company’s manufacturing facilities. The outbreak had a significant impact on the spinach industry, with an estimated loss of $74 million in sales.

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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billion in sales last year. The pandemic and the timing of US government purchases for immunisation campaigns trimmed back sales from almost $5.9 The vaccine is based on Affinivax’ multiple antigen presenting system, or MAPS, which combines polysaccharide and protein antigens joined with a biotin-rhizavidin bond.

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

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Most of the company’s revenue comes from the manufacture and sale of biopharmaceutical products. billion in pharmaceutical sales from 2021. In contrast, several drugs experienced sale declines, such as Remicade (infliximab), an old immunology medication that continues to decline due to the rise of biosimilars since 2016.

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

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The bulk of Prevnar 13 sales come from use in adults, and with Merck & Co in the final stages of regulatory review of its rival vaccine V114 – covering 15 serotypes and filed for adult use – the franchise is facing some serious competition for the first time. That is equivalent to 14% of Pfizer’s total revenues.

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

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Affinivax’s most advanced vaccine candidate (AFX3772) includes 24 pneumococcal polysaccharides plus two conserved pneumococcal proteins (compared to up to 20 serotypes in currently approved vaccines). The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae causes pneumococcal disease. About Pneumococcal disease.

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

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Affinivax’s most advanced vaccine candidate (AFX3772) includes 24 pneumococcal polysaccharides plus two conserved pneumococcal proteins (compared to up to 20 serotypes in currently approved vaccines). The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae causes pneumococcal disease. CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate; **CER: Constant Exchange Rate.