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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

German pharmaceutical firm Merck has extended its partnership with Moderna to jointly develop and sell mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalised cancer vaccine (PCV). In 2016, the companies entered a strategic partnership to develop novel messenger RNA (mRNA) based PCVs.

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China’s NMPA accepts IND for SinoMab BioScience’s SM17 to treat asthma

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It can suppress Th2 immune responses by binding to IL-17RB on Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). This blocks a cascade of responses that are induced by interleukin-25 (IL-25), a critical cytokine which is classified as ‘alarmin’.

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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.

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US FDA grants approval for Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine for children

Pharmaceutical Technology

It was based on findings from seven double-blind, randomised, clinical trials that evaluated the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the vaccine in infants, children and adolescents. The post US FDA grants approval for Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine for children appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Gilead Sciences buys XinThera to boost oncology and inflammation pipeline

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XinThera’s therapy targeting MK2 is expected to enter clinical trials later in 2023. Gilead Sciences stated that the two programmes have the potential to address a number of indications and to provide development opportunities both alone and along with its wider portfolio.

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GSK’s Maria Reyes Boceta-Muñoz Talks Vaccine Development in a Post-Pandemic World

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Vaccines have been an integral piece of the global public health toolbox for over 200 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a new era in vaccine development with renewed interest in mRNA technology and unprecedented accelerated regulatory approvals. What are the major challenges you’re facing right now in vaccine development?

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Sanofi/Translate start clinical trial of mRNA COVID shot

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Sanofi and Translate BIO have begun a clinical trial of their potential mRNA COVID-19 shot, as the French pharma struggles to keep pace with rivals despite its background in vaccines. A joint development team is working on a -20C storage temperature for late-stage clinical development and at launch.