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Industry hustling to ensure supply of recombinant vector COVID-19 vaccines
A new report suggests pharma is working hard to combat worldwide viral vectors shortage that could threaten the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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Driving biopharma innovation post COVID-19
Ahmed Bouzidi, VP of Biotech Strategic Development at ProductLife Group, discusses the opportunities – and funding and regulatory challenges – facing small and mid-sized biopharma companies as they deliver innovation to the global market.
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Moderna’s COVID-19 variant booster vaccine shows promise in trial
Preliminary Phase II data shows a dose of mRNA-1273.351, Moderna’s strain-matched booster, is safe and may offer protection against the B.1.351 and P.1 variants of concern.
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Moderna invests to increase global supply of its COVID-19 vaccine
According to Moderna, its new investments could increase global supply of its COVID-19 vaccine to one billion doses in 2021 and three billion in 2022.
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How new risk-sharing strategies can help ensure faster access to COVID-19 vaccines
In this article, Charles River Associates (CRA) delves into why traditional vaccine procurement schemes are not fit for purpose during the pandemic and how both governments and manufacturers must adapt to manage the greater level of risk associated with pandemic vaccine development and distribution.
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NIAID doses first patient with Moderna’s variant specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the mRNA-1273.351 vaccine candidate in 200 healthy adult volunteers.
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First ever Award for Extraordinary Impact on Health bestowed on Moderna and Pfizer
While announcing 2021’s Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards, the US Clinical Research Forum revealed that Pfizer and Moderna would be honoured for their COVID-19 vaccines.
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What is on the horizon for the pharmaceutical packaging equipment market?
European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour outlines the findings of market research reports exploring the challenges and drivers for the pharmaceutical packaging equipment market between 2020 and 2025.
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Moderna begins testing its COVID-19 vaccine in paediatric patients
The Phase II/III trial will assess the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in children aged six months to less than 12 years.
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First patients receive Moderna’s modified COVID-19 vaccine candidates
Moderna has begun testing two new mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, one specifically targeting the B.1.351 variant and the other a multivalent candidate.
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EMA and Health Canada to make COVID-19 vaccine data open access
Starting with the publication of clinical data used to support the authorisations of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, EMA and Health Canada said they will continue the open access approach for all COVID-19 vaccines.
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New variant-specific mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to enter clinical trials
Moderna has shipped the trial material for its mRNA-1273.351 vaccine candidate to the US National Institutes of Health for Phase I trials.
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Boom times for pharma M&A
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity last year was expected to decline from 2019 levels, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting uncertainty around the global economy, trade tensions between the US and China, and the presidential election in the US. However, James Baillieu from Bird & Bird reveals…
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Disinformation and safety concerns could prevent successful COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
Research suggests at least a fifth of the US population are resistant to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, reports suggest this could be due to disinformation and safety concerns.
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Novel HIV vaccine approach shows promise in “landmark” first-in-human trial
The vaccine was able to target the desired immune cells and could become the first stage of a multi-step vaccine strategy to combat HIV and various other viral diseases.
