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Next Generation RNA Therapeutics and Vaccines – A Marvel of The Lifesciences Industry

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In the past few years, Next Generation RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the key therapeutic modalities in the modern healthcare industry. These RNA based therapeutics play a crucial role in protein production and regulation of gene functions.

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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

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In 2016, the companies entered a strategic partnership to develop novel messenger RNA (mRNA) based PCVs. They subsequently expanded the collaboration to include the development of antigen mRNA cancer vaccines in 2018. Under the latest deal terms, Merck will pay Moderna $250m to exercise its option for mRNA-4157/V940.

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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

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When developing a clinical development program for these increasingly popular therapies, it is important that sponsors use modeling and pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis to evaluate parameters that can be measured while dosing with gene therapy drugs, to characterize exposure-response data and inform rational dosing.

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Race for COVID-19 vaccine hots up as EMA begins review of BioNTech/Pfizer jab

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The vaccine is based on different technology from AZ’s rival: while AZ’s uses a weakened and genetically modified cold virus to prime the immune system, BNT162b2 is based on a string of RNA. According to latest figures from the World Health Organization, there are 42 potential COVID-19 vaccines in clinical development.

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Clover Biopharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 1 Data for its Adjuvanted S-Trimer COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates

The Pharma Data

Strong Th1 cell-mediated immune responses were also observed for the vaccine candidates with either adjuvant. Based on the positive Phase 1 results reported and the unprecedented need for COVID-19 vaccines, Clover and its partners are confident to enter late-stage clinical development for both adjuvanted vaccines.

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Pfizer/BioNTech begin phase 1 of COVID-19/influenza combo

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The influenza virus is subject to constant mutations to evade host immune response, and this causes the seasonal variation in circulating strains.

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?5 Things You Need to Know from Our Recent Gene Therapy Webinar

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Further, some patients are still hesitant to go into the clinic, and the prevalence of misinformation from the pandemic has led to greater concerns about therapies like gene therapies and the impact they fear it will have on their RNA/DNA. The cell and gene therapy pipeline is booming.