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China NMPA grants approval for CanSinoBIO’s Covid-19 vaccine as booster

Pharmaceutical Technology

The National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) has approved CanSino Biologics ’ (CanSinoBIO) recombinant Covid-19 vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) for inhalation, Convidecia Air, as a booster. This vaccine leverages the same adenovirus vector technological platform as Convidecia, the intramuscular version.

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AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Shows High Efficacy

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Adding to recent announcements from Pfizer and Moderna on the efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, AstraZeneca and Oxford revealed today that their vaccine contender is 70 percent effective, and could be as high as 90 percent. Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Immune Responses in Early Clinical Trials.

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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of mRNA-based vaccines, and its influence has now extended to DNA-based shots as well, with Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D getting emergency use authorisation in India. Proponents of the approach claim that DNA vaccines may have advantages over other technologies like mRNA.

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The Importance of Hazard Communications in Clinical Trials Involving Genetic Engineering

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Genetically engineered products often require additional safety practices to ensure the infectious agents do not endanger participants, study staff, or the broader environment where such agents are administered. If a vaccine is available, clinical personnel working with the IP should consider vaccination status.

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Genetic Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases Summit

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought life-changing disruptions to people around the world and has turned the typical vaccine R&D process on its head. A combination of urgent need, unprecedented investments, and advances in genetic engineering has allowed what was once mere speculation to become not only our reality, but our future.

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Leading innovators in IgG gene expressing animal models for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. IgG antibody responses are a useful marker of antigen exposure to diagnose immunodeficiency.

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AGC and RoosterBio partner for cell and exosome therapy manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

These capabilities comprise cell and exosome genetic engineering for expressing therapeutic targets. In June 2020, AGC Biologics was selected by Novavax for large-scale production of an adjuvant for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.