Remove Containment Remove Immune Response Remove Protein
article thumbnail

Pfizer takes COVID jab with ‘enhanced’ spike protein into phase 2

pharmaphorum

Pfizer and BioNTech have started a mid-stage trial of a new version of the COVID-19 vaccine based on a version of the spike protein that they hope will offer greater and broader protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Clinical data show strong neutralising antibody responses against Omicron BA.1,

Protein 122
article thumbnail

Hipra’s Covid-19 booster gets EMA nod and enters an uncertain landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bimervax is a recombinant protein subunit vaccine, marketed by the Girona, Spain-based Hipra. Eligibility for the UK’s National Health Services (NHS) booster programmes in England is restricted to those ages 75 years and above or individuals with weakened immune systems.

Vaccine 277
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Latest Data from Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Involving B.1.351 Variant Shared by Protein Vaccine Maker

XTalks

As Novavax awaits emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373, the company shared new data this week on the vaccine’s efficacy against the South African B.1.351 1.351 variant.

Protein 97
article thumbnail

Drug made from pig intestine helps escape the “trap” of clot-causing immune response

Scienmag

When the body attempts to fight off an infection, immune cells called neutrophils may shoot out spider web-like networks of toxic proteins to help contain the invaders.

article thumbnail

Experimental COVID-19 vaccine offers long-term protection against severe disease

Medical Xpress

In 2021, a group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that the Moderna mRNA vaccine and a protein-based vaccine candidate containing an adjuvant, a substance that enhances immune responses, elicited durable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 (..)

Vaccine 75
article thumbnail

Leading innovators in coronavirus vaccine components

Pharmaceutical Technology

The key component in all vaccines is one or more active ingredients made from viruses or bacteria, also called antigens, which generates an immune response. The active component of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran, contains the genetic code for the coronavirus spike protein, inside a lipid (fat) capsule.

Vaccine 130
article thumbnail

What Do We Really Know About Macrophage Programming?

XTalks

The anti-inflammatory macrophages help in preventing an immune response from becoming dangerous, as seen with patients with autoimmune disease. This helps to ensure that inflammation naturally subsides after the initial immune response and promotes tissue repair.

Bacteria 105