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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. This includes post-marketing studies, label extensions for younger populations and a licensing agreement with the Serum Institute of India to supply the vaccine in Asia at affordable prices.

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Celltrion’s Avtozma Receives FDA Approval, Making it the Third Actemra Biosimilar to Hit the Market

XTalks

The approval marks Celltrions seventh biosimilar to be granted marketing authorization in the US and its fifth immunology biologic approval. Avtozma is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that acts as an interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor antagonist that works by targeting specific inflammatory proteins to dampen immune responses.

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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 March, the company entered a licensing agreement with Serum Institute of India (SII) to expedite access to messenger RNA products in emerging markets worldwide.

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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 24 October, American vaccine developer Vaxcyte shared positive topline data from a Phase I/II study of its multivalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine VAX-24 , bringing the 24-valent pneumococcal jab one step closer to market. What’s more, VAX-24 achieved a higher immune response to 16 of the 20 serotypes it shares with Prevnar 20.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

World of DTC Marketing

Once introduced into the human body, the protein-making machinery uses this genetic material in our cells to churn out the coronavirus “spike protein,” triggering an immune response. It’s estimated that the COVID 19 vaccine market could be worth almost $100 billion. That’s a hell of an incentive.

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XtalPi and CK Life Sciences to develop AI-driven tumour vaccine R&D platform

Pharmaceutical Technology

The aim of the alliance is to bring to market precision therapy for patients globally. The platform could potentially forecast and design several tumour vaccines that can trigger certain immune responses to fight tumours.

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Innovation in Autoimmune and Bone Health Research: Driving Progress for Better Patient Outcomes

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Scientists now use cutting-edge techniques, including biological therapies that target specific immune system components and precision medicine approaches that personalize treatment plans based on a patient’s genetic profile.

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