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First To Know Syphilis Test Offers At-Home Diagnosis in 15 Minutes

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The test, the first of its kind approved for over-the-counter (OTC) use in the US, detects antibodies for Treponema pallidum , the bacterium responsible for syphilis. Using a single drop of blood, it delivers highly accurate results, with clinical trials showing a 99.5 percent accuracy rate for negative cases and 93.4

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

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Additionally, it will work on non-clinical toxicity (TOX) and Clinical Trial Material batch to conduct a Phase I clinical trial of the vaccine in healthy adult subjects. This trial will evaluate the safety of the vaccine and generate efficacy data. Additionally, antibiotic resistance is very prevalent for the NG bacterium.

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Lumen Bioscience’s LMN-201 secures FDA fast track status to treat CDI

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An investigational orally delivered biologic drug, LMN-201 is a cocktail of four therapeutic proteins that act synergistically to neutralise the C difficile bacterium and the toxin. Pivotal trials on LMN-201 are expected to commence in 2023. It is compatible with standard-of-care antibiotics.

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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 first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial. COVID-19 Clinical Trials.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Valneva has said it plans to accelerate research into its Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15, bringing forward a trial including children into the first quarter of 2021. They will receive VLA15 at the dose of 180 micrograms, which was selected based on data from two ongoing phase 2 studies.

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Boehringer Expands BiomX IBD Biomarker Collab, Shutters Crohn's Trial

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Boehringer and BiomX intend to use the discovery platform to identify biomarkers for a pathogenic bacterium thought to be associated with IBD.

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Non-vaccine nasal spray could protect against COVID-19

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The programme is still in the early stages of development, but if it works in trials would provide another approach to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, alongside vaccines and prophylactic antibodies.