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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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Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine faces final clinical test in a sparse landscape

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On August 8, Pfizer and Valneva announced the initiation of a Phase III study with their Lyme disease vaccine , bringing the prospect of an injection to prevent the condition disease one step closer to reality. This means that the vaccine works against multiple serotypes of the disease, she explains. A one-size-fits-all approach.

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Valneva and Pfizer start new Phase 2 study for Lyme disease vaccine candidate

BioPharma Reporter

Valneva and Pfizer have initiated a Phase 2 study for their Lyme disease vaccine candidate: which is the only active Lyme disease vaccine in clinical development today.

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MinervaX reveals financing to development group B streptococcus vaccine

Pharma Times

Plans include phase 3 clinical development of novel GBS vaccine and an efficacy evaluation

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UK Vaccine Taskforce head lifts lid on Novavax deal

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The UK’s unique offering as a life sciences research hub helped convince US biotech Novavax to develop its COVID-19 jab there, according to the head of the country’s Vaccines Taskforce. . If you look at the development, we signed 15,000 people in six weeks in a trial set up by the NHS.

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Super DC Vaccine by Shanghai Cell Therapy Group for Solid Tumor: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Super DC Vaccine is under clinical development by Shanghai Cell Therapy Group and currently in Phase I for Solid Tumor.

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Indonesia grants EUA for US-developed Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Indonesia has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the patent-free Covid-19 vaccine, IndoVac, developed by the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) and Baylor College of Medicine, US. PT Bio Farma will manufacture 20 million doses of the vaccine this year.

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