Emergent joins mpox fight with 50,000 vaccine dose donation to Africa
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 20, 2024
Supplies of Emergent’s smallpox vaccine ACAM2000 will accompany Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine to African countries.
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Novavax seeks FDA approval for updated Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 17, 2024
1 version of its Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2705, for individuals aged 12 years and above. Novavax has sought US FDA approval for an updated JN.1
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GSK cuts vaccine forecasts, while predicting faster overall growth
Bio Pharma Dive
JULY 31, 2024
sales of Shingrix, the shingles vaccine that's become one of the British pharma's top sellers. Several factors are slowing U.S.
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AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid-19 vaccine globally
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 8, 2024
AstraZeneca has begun the global withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria, citing a surplus of updated vaccines.
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Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19/flu combination vaccine falters in Phase III readout
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 16, 2024
While the vaccine demonstrated high responses for neutralizing influenza A titers, it failed to show sufficient efficacy against influenza B.
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GSK and Flagship Pioneering link for new medicines and vaccines
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 30, 2024
GSK has announced a strategic collaboration with Flagship Pioneering for the discovery and development of medicines and vaccines.
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FDA approves updated mRNA vaccines for Covid-19
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 23, 2024
The US FDA has approved and granted EUA for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, Comirnaty and Spikevax.
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Novavax seeks EMA approval for updated JN.1 Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 25, 2024
1 Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2705, for people aged 12 years and above. Novavax has sought EMA approval for its updated JN.1
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Valneva and LimmaTech partner for shigellosis vaccine development
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 1, 2024
Valneva and LimmaTech have signed a deal to potentially develop the first marketed shigellosis vaccine.
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FDA approves Moderna’s RSV vaccine mRESVIA
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 3, 2024
Moderna has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for mRESVIA (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine).
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GSK raises forecasts on strong vaccine, HIV drug sales
Bio Pharma Dive
MAY 1, 2024
Sales of the shingles vaccine Shingrix and the RSV shot Arexvy helped fuel quarterly revenue totals that surpassed analyst expectations, though the company warned momentum could slow in the months ahead.
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AstraZeneca admits Covid-19 vaccine may cause blood clots in “very rare” cases
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 1, 2024
AstraZeneca has maintained that while the vaccine may, in “very rare” cases, cause TTS, the casual mechanism for this effect remains unknown.
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AstraZeneca may pull plug on UK vaccine manufacturing plans
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 23, 2024
AstraZeneca may relocate its vaccine manufacturing plans from the UK to US as the finance minister discusses financing cuts.
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MHRA agrees licence change for Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
vaccine targeting Omicron variant. The UK MHRA has granted approval for a variation in licence of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty XBB.1.5
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WestGene wins FDA approval for mRNA vaccine to treat certain cancers
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 10, 2024
The FDA approved WestGene’s mRNA therapeutic cancer vaccine as mRNA cancer vaccine development rises in popularity.
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CDC panel mulls changes to RSV vaccine recommendation
Bio Pharma Dive
MARCH 1, 2024
The expert committee is discussing whether, for certain older adults, to make a universal recommendation for vaccination, rather than the current policy of “shared decisionmaking.”
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Moderna leads the development of mRNA vaccines in infectious diseases
Pharmaceutical Technology
JANUARY 29, 2024
The rapid sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent development of mRNA vaccines led to the authorisation of the first of these vaccines in late 2020.
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ICMR and Panacea Biotec initiate phase 3 clinical trial for the first indigenous dengue vaccine, DengiAll
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have announced the initiation of the first-ever phase 3 clinical trial for a dengue vaccine in India. The trial will evaluate the efficacy of India’s indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, developed by Panacea Biotec.
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Touchlight to supply GMP dbDNA for UK Zika vaccine study
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 22, 2024
Touchlight collaborated with the University of Nottingham to supply GMP-grade dbDNA tech to develop next-gen vaccine for the Zika virus.
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Breaking barriers: Advances and challenges in therapeutic cancer vaccines
Bio Pharma Dive
APRIL 1, 2024
The development of cancer vaccines has provided some hope in the battle against cancer worldwide; however, there are still many challenges to overcome when developing these life-saving treatments.
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FDA rejects label expansion for Dynavax’s hepatitis B vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 15, 2024
The US agency rejected the expanded use of Dynavax’s vaccine for adults on haemodialysis, citing insufficient efficacy and safety data.
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CureVac cuts jobs, licenses out vaccines to GSK
Bio Pharma Dive
JULY 3, 2024
The mRNA specialist plans to eliminate 30% of its workforce as part of a restructuring that will prioritize “high-value” projects like its cancer vaccines.
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Anixa expands cancer vaccine collaboration with Cleveland Clinic
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 9, 2024
Anixa Biosciences has expanded its partnership with Cleveland Clinic to develop additional vaccines for cancers.
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Pfizer wins FDA approval of new meningococcal vaccine
Bio Pharma Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The clearance of the pentavalent shot Penbraya adds to Pfizer’s infectious disease portfolio as it adjusts to slumping COVID-19 vaccine sales.
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BioNTech’s RNA vaccine sparks potential in pancreatic cancer
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 11, 2023
Results published in Nature for a personalised pancreatic cancer vaccine that uses neoantigens from patients’ tumours have lent further support to early positive signals. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech, led to half of the patients with pancreatic cancer in the Phase I trial remaining cancer-free 18 months later.
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SK bioscience’s typhoid vaccine receives WHO prequalification
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
SK bioscience has achieved a significant milestone with its typhoid conjugate vaccine, SKYTyphoid, receiving WHO prequalification.
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BioNTech targets infectious diseases for vaccine development
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 28, 2023
Following on from its Covid-19 vaccine programmes, BioNTech has set its sights on a range of infectious diseases for vaccine development. The company saw major successes with its Covid-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with Pfizer. In response to the lower vaccine sales forecasts, BioNTech shares opened at 3.9%
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SK Bioscience gains UK authorisation for SKYCovion Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 30, 2023
SK Bioscience has received marketing authorisation from the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovion. The authorisation allows the distribution of the vaccine in Scotland, Wales and England.
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Brazil’s ANVISA approves Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate Qdenga
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 14, 2023
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) in Brazil has granted approval for Takeda ’s dengue virus vaccine candidate, Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003). The vaccine has received approval for preventing dengue disease in people aged four years to 60 years.
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MHRA approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty JN.1 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 25, 2024
The UK MHRA has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech’s adapted Comirnaty vaccine against the JN.1 1 Covid-19 subvariant for adults and children.
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UK MHRA approves Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorisation for Takeda ’s dengue virus vaccine candidate, Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]). The vaccine candidate has been approved for active immunisation against the infection in people from four years of age.
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Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
APRIL 14, 2023
Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in children aged 5 to 36 months, marking the first regulatory clearance for the University of Oxford-developed vaccine in any country in the world. Children between the ages of five and 36 months are at highest risk of death from malaria.
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Novavax gets a lifeline with Sanofi vaccine pact
Bio Pharma Dive
MAY 10, 2024
Sanofi will ally with the under-pressure biotech, paying $500 million upfront for rights to co-commercialize Novavax’s COVID shot and develop combination influenza vaccines.
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FDA weighs shift in COVID vaccination strategy
Bio Pharma Dive
JANUARY 23, 2023
Agency scientists are proposing to update COVID shots once a year to match circulating coronavirus strains, as well as simplifying current vaccination regimens.
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Latest WHO Covid-19 vaccine guidance may decrease future demand
Pharmaceutical Technology
APRIL 3, 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revised its recommendations regarding the use of Covid-19 vaccines following a meeting of the agency’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE). The panel emphasised that the extra booster dose recommendation only pertains to one shot and is not for continued annual booster vaccines.
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Mankind Pharma acquires Bharat Serums and Vaccines for $1.6bn
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 26, 2024
Mankind Pharma has announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) for Rs136.3bn ($1.6bn).
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Anivive secures funds to develop human valley fever vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 5, 2024
Anivive Lifesciences has received the NIAID contract to develop a vaccine against coccidioides, the fungus responsible for valley fever.
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China grants EUA to Covid-19 vaccine against XBB descendent lineages
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 9, 2023
5+delta) protein vaccine (Sf9 cell). This marks the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use against XBB descendent lineages of SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine has been developed by WestVac Biopharma along with the West China Medical Center and Sichuan University. recombinant Covid-19 trivalent (XBB.1.5+BA.5+delta)
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Cancer Research UK and CRIS fund lung cancer vaccine research
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 25, 2024
Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation have awarded a £1.7m ($2.1m) grant for developing the lung cancer vaccine LungVax.
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Japan grants approval for CSL and Arcturus’ Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Japan’s MHLW has approved CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics’ self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine, ARCT-154.
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‘Project NextGen’ picks new mRNA, intranasal COVID vaccines for funding
Bio Pharma Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The awards, to biotechs Gritstone, Codagenix and CastleVax, are part of the program’s plan to develop vaccines with broader or longer-lasting benefits.
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mRNA technologies: Looking beyond COVID vaccines
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 7, 2024
Explore the innovative applications of mRNA technologies beyond COVID-19 vaccines. Learn about the potential and future developments in this groundbreaking field.
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Breakthrough Vaccine Shows High Protection Against Drug-Resistant Superbug in Mice
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
MAY 1, 2024
Scientists have developed a vaccine against a notorious drug-resistant superbug, targeting molecules on its surface that are also found on other bacteria and fungi.
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