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Biovectra to Build First mRNA Vaccine and Drug Manufacturing Plant in Canada

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Canadian pharma and biotech contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Biovectra has announced plans for building one of the first state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine and biomanufacturing facilities in Canada. Related: Medicago’s Plant-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Human Trials. million, respectively.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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Pfizer to Slash COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Time by Almost 50 Percent

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Amidst growing global shortages of COVID-19 vaccine supplies, inaugural (by way of authorizations/approvals) COVID-19 vaccine maker Pfizer is addressing the issue by working to cut the manufacturing time of its vaccine by almost half. Related: Pharma Rivals Step Up to Assist with COVID-19 Vaccine Production.

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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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” Dr. Stanley Plotkin , Professor Emeritus at The Wistar Institute, said, “INOVIO’s DNA vaccine appeared to be quite safe with few significant reactions but yet induced both antibody and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2.” . PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. , PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. ,

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UK boosts life science innovation with £277 million funding

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On March 28, the UK government announced that four UK life sciences companies will receive £277 million to help fund and advance manufacturing projects in medical diagnostics and human medicines. This is the first big spend being made from the UK’s Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF).

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Touchlight boosts DNA manufacturing capacity with latest expansion

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Enzymatic DNA production company Touchlight have augmented its DNA production capabilities with a newly announced expansion to its London facilities. Tripling its production capacity, Touchlight can now manufacture 8kg plasmid DNA, a key component for mRNA gene therapies and vaccines.

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Novavax and Johnson & Johnson Seek Regulatory Approval for COVID-19 Vaccines After Posting Promising Efficacy Data

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Vaccine candidates from Novavax and Johnson & Johnson are looking to join the growing list of authorized COVID-19 vaccines as the companies recently posted positive efficacy data from large-scale Phase III trials evaluating their respective vaccines. Related: Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants.

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