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IXCHIQ Chikungunya Vaccine Trial Shows Sustained Immune Response in Adolescents

XTalks

The study included 754 adolescents, comparing immune responses and safety profiles between vaccine and placebo groups. These sustained responses build on earlier data showing 99.1% Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, causes severe joint pain, fever and rash, with symptoms that can linger for months or even years.

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WuXi Biologics and InflaRx to jointly manufacture Covid-19 therapy Gohibic

Pharmaceutical Technology

WuXi Biologics and InflaRx have entered a manufacturing partnership for advancing Gohibic (vilobelimab) to treat certain critically ill Covid-19 patients. Under the collaboration, WuXi Biologics will be responsible for providing cGMP manufacturing of Gohibic.

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Solid gets all-clear from FDA to restart gene therapy trial

Bio Pharma Dive

Worrisome immune responses had led the FDA to halt Solid's study. Now, the agency will permit Solid to continue after the biotech made adjustments to its manufacturing and patient enrollment procedures.

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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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ElevateBio and Affini-T collaborate to develop T cell therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

A custom-made viral vector and cell therapy centre of excellence, ElevateBio BaseCamp has an end-to-end process development and existing Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) production expertise for research, clinical and commercial cell and gene therapies and regenerative treatments.

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Lab to jab in 100 days: manufacturing flexibility for future rapid responses

Pharmaceutical Technology

When an mRNA vaccine is administered, a patient’s body produces that protein to prompt a desired immune response. This approach to vaccination offers many advantages to developers, including quick development, high potency, a favorable safety profile, and the potential for cost-effective manufacturing.

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GreenLight and US NIH partner to develop Covid-19 vaccine for variants

Pharmaceutical Technology

They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines. In November last year, GreenLight and Samsung Biologics entered a collaboration agreement to manufacture mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.