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

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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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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

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Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines copied RNA sequence from the virus genome and found a way to manufacture it at scale with high-level processes and quality control. First, a novel approach was used that didn’t require traditional vaccine production in cell cultures or eggs. 1455NO-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_VACCINES_PFIZER_O_.

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South Korea authorises Novavax Covid-19 vaccine as booster dose

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Nuvaxovid is a protein-based vaccine created from the genetic sequence of the initial SARS-CoV-2 virus strain. The expanded manufacturing and marketing approval was based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial, conducted in Australia and the US; a separate Phase II trial held in South Africa; and the UK-sponsored COV-BOOST trial.

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Oral COVID-19 vaccine beckons, as ImmunityBio licenses iosBio tech

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For instance, oral vaccines could allow repeat dosing without a treatment-limiting anti-vector response – where the body generates an immune response against the harmless, non-replicating viruses used to deliver the COVID-19 antigens. There are other theoretical advantages as well.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy With Study Start of Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate Based on Enhanced Spike Protein Design

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Pfizer and BioNTech Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy With Study Start of Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate Based on Enhanced Spike Protein Design. Pfizer and BioNTech Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy With Study Start of Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate Based on Enhanced Spike Protein Design. deliesschef. Tue, 07/26/2022 - 17:41.

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Evaxion and ExpreS²ion partner to develop new CMV vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the partnership’s discovery phase, RAVEN, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform of Evaxion will be leveraged for designing a next-generation vaccine candidate that induces cellular as well as humoral/antibody responses. Using ExpreS 2 ion’s ExpreS2 platform, the company will manufacture the antigen constructs obtained from RAVEN.

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Altimmune ditches nasal COVID vaccine on weak trial data

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Just a few months after starting clinical trials of its nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19, US biotech Altimmune is abandoning the project, saying that it generated weaker than expected immune responses in a phase 1 trial. . We believe that prior immunity in humans may be important for a robust immune response to intranasal dosing.”

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