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BioNTech targets infectious diseases for vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Following on from its Covid-19 vaccine programmes, BioNTech has set its sights on a range of infectious diseases for vaccine development. The company saw major successes with its Covid-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with Pfizer. In response to the lower vaccine sales forecasts, BioNTech shares opened at 3.9%

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

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OBSERVATION: Biologics can take a long time to develop but COVID vaccines have been in development for almost 50 years and novel approaches were used to develop these vaccines. Vaccines typically take 10 to 15 years to develop, test and release to the public. The coronavirus vaccines, however, took less than a year.

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Moderna reports ‘encouraging’ early data for one of its rare disease medicines

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The biotech, best known for its vaccine research, said its clinical trial is the first to report results of a messenger RNA therapeutic designed for intracellular protein replacement.

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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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Samsung Biologics, GreenLight conclude Covid-19 vaccine engineering run

Pharmaceutical Technology

Samsung Biologics and GreenLight Biosciences have completed the initial commercial-scale engineering run for their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine under their manufacturing collaboration. Following the demonstration at Samsung, the clinical trial of GreenLight’s Covid-19 booster vaccine is anticipated to commence this year.

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BioNTech Founders Predict Cancer Vaccine Is Only Years Away

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The husband-and-wife team who co-founded BioNTech, the biotechnology company that partnered with Pfizer to develop an effective messenger-RNA (mRNA) shot against COVID-19, has predicted that a cancer vaccine could be widely available within the next decade.

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US FDA grants Fast Track status for Pfizer-BioNTech’s combination vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Pfizer and BioNTech’s messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based combination vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and influenza. The vaccine is intended to prevent two respiratory ailments through a single injection. 5 Omicron sublineages spike proteins.