pharmaphorum

JANUARY 5, 2023

The company develops mRNA therapeutics and vaccines , and the move will enable it to utilise the synthetic biology and enzyme tech of 2018-founded Japanese company OriCiro, which develops cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies, and thereby expand Moderna’s portfolio.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 1, 2021

It also won a £113 million contract to provide rapid saliva-based COVID-19 testing services to the NHS, although that was ended early by the UK government in the summer as demand fell due to vaccinations. It may also use the cash injection for “in-licensing opportunities and potential acquisitions”, according to the document.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 18, 2021

Canadian biotech Medicago has the data it was hoping for from a phase 2 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine, partnered with GlaxoSmithKline, and is now hoping to have phase 3 data available “by early summer.” The purified vaccine is administered alongside GSK’s pandemic adjuvant to boost the immune response.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

A global emergency stockpile of Ebola vaccine is being deployed to curb the epidemic, although experts are confident that synergies in public health practises will ensure a rapid response to both. The injectable single-dose Ebola vaccine is manufactured by MSD, known as Merck & Co in the US and Canada.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 26, 2023

Tripling its production capacity, Touchlight can now manufacture 8kg plasmid DNA, a key component for mRNA gene therapies and vaccines. As per the company, dbDNA is suitable for rapid, scalable manufacture of GMP DNA and can incorporate gene sequences of sizes ranging from 500bp to 20kb, which are typically unstable as pDNA.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Rather, developers of diagnostic tests and, indeed of any product that relies on free access to gene sequence and other biomarker information, should pay also close attention, as PERA would overturn longstanding judicial precedent. The concerns raised by PERA are not limited to these industries, however.

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