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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna must face patent claims over its Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer and BioNTech testing combo Covid and flu shot

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The companies allege Moderna’s vaccine uses their technology for a drug-delivery system without permission. Citing The early-stage study, which is being sponsored by BioNTech, aims to evaluate safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity, or the ability to generate an immune response.

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 + Genentech’s Ocular Implant for Macular Degeneration – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 35

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The authorization was based on trial data that showed the vaccine was safe, well-tolerated and induced robust immune responses among children in this age group; side effects were generally mild to moderate. Genentech’s New Ocular Implant Drug Delivery System for Macular Degeneration Could Be a Game Changer.

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MYELOID CELL TARGETING THERAPEUTICS: BUDDING THERAPY AGAINST CANCER

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Over time, many research studies have shown that myeloid cells can interact with the immune system and aid in generating an appropriate anti-tumor immune response. Our Social Media Platform. Web: [link]. LinkedIn: [link]. Twitter: [link]. Medium: [link]. Pinterest: [link]. Quora: [link].

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Next Generation Complement Therapeutics: Potential Life-Changing Therapies for Multiple Rare Disorders

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The complement-targeted therapeutics inhibit complement activation, thereby reducing tissue inflammation and dampening the adaptive immune response to foreign and tissue antigens. Next Generation Complement Therapeutics – Current Market Landscape. Our Social Media Platform. Web: [link]. LinkedIn: [link]. Twitter: [link].

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The Power of Lipids: Enhancing Drug Delivery with Nanoparticles

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Vaccines: LNPs have been increasingly used in vaccine development due to their ability to efficiently encapsulate and deliver antigens, that elicit a potent immune response ( through antibody production and T-cells activation ). Further, they have been extensively utilized in the development of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19.

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

Pharmaceutical Technology

With early nanoparticle studies, researchers often found the human body’s innate immune response to drugs and the short-lasting effects of drugs challenging, as they can also reduce a drug’s efficacy. He describes self-boosting vaccines as those that deliver an immunogen at set times.