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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

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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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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

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Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.

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Bayer joins the COVID-19 vaccine push, backing CureVac shot

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Shortly after launching large-scale trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CureVac has the partner it will need to roll the shot out at scale if it works as hoped. It gave CureVac €75 million in funding to develop CVnCoV last July, adding to around €100 million provided by the German government in 2020.

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Pfizer begins US pilot delivery programme for COVID-19 vaccine

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Pfizer has begun a pilot delivery programme in the US for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, as the company seeks to overcome logistical challenges caused by its ultra-cold storage requirements. The vaccine developed in partnership with Germany’s BioNTech has been shown to be 90% effective in clinical trials.

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Novavax provides 1.1 billion COVID shots to global vaccine drive

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billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX global initiative led by Gavi, the vaccine alliance, which aims to ensure fair access across the globe. There are growing concerns about the lack of COVID vaccines available to poorer countries. billion COVID shots to global vaccine drive appeared first on.

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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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Sinovac raises $515m to boost production of potential COVID-19 vaccine

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China’s Sinovac has raised $515 million to increase its distribution and production capacity as clinical development of its potential coronavirus vaccine nears conclusion. Sinovac has a coronavirus vaccine in late-stage development, which is undergoing large-scale trials in Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia and Chile.