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Eyeing emergency use of COVID-19 drug, Humanigen partners with Lonza to make it

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Humanigen is hoping for emergency use authorisation in the US for an antibody to treat severe COVID-19 before the end of 2020, and has teamed up with Swiss contract manufacturer Lonza to make sure it can meet demand.

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INOVIO Announces Publication of Phase 1 Data from its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800 in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine

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All 38 subjects who were evaluable for immunogenicity had balanced cellular and humoral immune responses following the second dose of INO-4800. The antigen is processed naturally in the cell and triggers the desired T cell and antibody-mediated immune responses.

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PFIZER AND BIONTECH ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION WITH BIOVAC TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES WITHIN AFRICA

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Immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressant therapy, may have a diminished immune response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Procedures should be in place to avoid injury from fainting. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine may not protect all vaccine recipients.

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Amtagvi (Lifileucel) Scores Landmark Win as First FDA-Approved T-Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

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Amtagvi must be administered at an authorized treatment center (ATC) as part of a treatment regimen that includes lymphodepletion and a short course of high-dose Proleukin (aldesleukin or human recombinant IL-2) to kickstart the immune response. Ziegler said it is on track to have more than 50 centers in about 100 days.

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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

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Pfizer (New York, New York) and Moderna’s (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccines are in late-stage development, have demonstrated good efficacy against the variant and will likely be available to the public later this year to provide an additional booster and increase demand for injectable manufacturing.

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Moderna ramps up EU COVID jab capacity via Lonza deal

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Capacity to supply Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in Europe could be swelled by round 300 million doses a year, following an agreement to set up a new production line at contract manufacturer Lonza.

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Pfizer and BioNTech to provide 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. government for donation to poorest nations

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The production capacity has consistently grown due to continued enhancements to the vaccine’s supply chain, which include expanding existing facilities, adding more suppliers, and bringing on additional Pfizer/BioNTech sites and contract manufacturers around the world to produce the vaccine. BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The Pfizer?BioNTech