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CHMP recommends updated Omicron vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech’s adapted Omicron XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine has been recommended for two additional indications in the EU.
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MHRA authorises new COVID-19 vaccine
The new COVID-19 vaccine authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) contains an adjuvant and is indicated to be given to patients over 16 years.
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WHO prequalifies meningitis conjugate vaccine
Prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first conjugate vaccine to prevent meningitis caused by meningococcal group X could help “finally end all meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa”.
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BioNTech to support trial access for cancer immunotherapies
Signing of a major agreement between BioNTech SE and the UK government for cancer trials means more patients could access personalised immunotherapies.
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Alzheimer’s vaccine granted Fast Track designation
The US FDA has given Fast Track designation to an active immunotherapy vaccine that “specifically targets the most toxic forms of amyloid beta (Abeta)”.
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Could personalised mRNA vaccine be first for cancer?
Half of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients given a personalised mRNA neoantigen vaccine experienced delayed recurrence 18 months post-vaccination.
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Antibody response varies for Big Pharma COVID vaccines
Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines produced varied neutralising antibody levels when assessed for short- and long-term response, says study.
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First RSV vaccine approved for older adults
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults over 60 years old.
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£277m investment to advance UK life sciences manufacturing
Four UK life sciences companies are set to benefit from a £277m investment in the first tranche of Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) grants.
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Monoclonal antibody could prevent malaria, study shows
Based on recent research, a "potential game changer” approach could offer a practical way to use monoclonal antibody therapies for malaria in Africa.
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First needle-free COVID-19 vaccine patch
If successful in further clinical trials an innovative, cost-effective COVID-19 vaccine patch could be available as early as 2025.
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Microneedle patches designed by AI restore hair in balding mice
Using AI, researchers have produced a nanozyme treatment for regenerating hair in mice, delivered via a microneedle.
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HPAPI contract manufacturing to value $14.6 billion by 2030
Rising demand for cancer drugs, combined with high in-house manufacturing costs is driving growth in the high-potency API outsourcing market.
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Funding boost for CPI’s RNA vaccine innovation centre
The UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce (VTF) has funded CPI’s innovative training academy and manufacturing facility to further the development of novel RNA therapies and vaccines.
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Quantifying proteins en masse using coulometric mass spectrometry
Coulometric mass spectrometry (CMS) fully quantities proteins without using traditional lab sample testing standards, promising faster vaccine and drug advancement.
