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Key vaccine adjuvant biosynthesised

European Pharmaceutical Review

A paper, published in Nature Chemical Biology has reported the first ‘free-from ‘tree’ production of a key vaccine ingredient sourced from the soapbark tree. Bioengineering vaccine adjuvants The paper explained: “QS-21 is a potent vaccine adjuvant currently sourced by extraction from the Chilean soapbark tree.

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Vaxxas announces CEPI partnership to advance needle-free mRNA vaccine patches

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Biotech Vaxxas has announced a partnership agreement with the 2017-established Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), in order to advance the development of Vaxxas’ needle-free vaccine-patch delivery technology with preclinical testing of an mRNA vaccine patch. The agreement, worth $4.3

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Microparticles could form self-boosting vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

According to the authors, the technology could enable the creation of “self-boosting” vaccines that only need to be administered once, which could be particularly beneficial for childhood vaccinations in regions with limited access to medical care. The lid- and cup-shaped particles are formed using an array of silicon moulds.

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Towards ‘smart’ vaccine development and manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

THE GLOBAL outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an urgent need to protect people’s lives and livelihoods and the healthcare community recognised quite early that vaccines were the best solution to this crisis. Novel biotechnology platforms for vaccine development.

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Top biopharmaceutical Covid-19 vaccine companies boosted with over 80% revenue growth

Pharmaceutical Technology

Last year was a positive year for biopharmaceutical companies, particularly those with Covid-19 vaccines. As a result of huge global sales of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, the split in profits between Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty contributed towards revenues of $81.3bn and $22.4bn last year, respectively. YoY revenue growth.

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Recombinant shingles vaccine could protect against dementia onset, study suggests

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The shingles vaccine that has been used in the NHS since last year is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, researchers have reported. A study of more than 200,000 adults before and after the US switched from Zostavax to the Shingrix vaccine found at least a 17% reduction in dementia diagnoses.

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J&J ducks out of Bavarian Nordic vaccine partnerships

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Johnson & Johnson has halved the size of its collaboration with Bavarian Nordic on vaccine development, jettisoning its stake in shots targeting human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). The aim of both alliances was to study MVA-BN in a prime-boost vaccine regimen with Janssen’s own AdVac vaccine technology.