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Moderna plans triple vaccine targeting flu, COVID and RSV

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Buoyed by the success of its COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna has started a phase 1/2 trials of its mRNA-based shot for seasonal influenza, targeting four different flu strains. . Ultimately, the goal is to develop a shot that combines seasonal flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protection with a single vaccine, said the biotech.

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STAT+: Cancer vaccine startup launches with $54 million, Spark veteran as CEO

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A new startup focused on creating vaccines for cancers, influenza, and potentially even HIV launched Thursday with $54 million in funding. The biotech is also being led by Spark Therapeutics co-founder Steven Altschuler, who joined Ziff Capital in 2018 as its managing director of health care ventures.

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Sanofi and Translate take first mRNA flu vaccine into clinic

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Sanofi and Translate Bio have started a first clinical trial of an mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine, adding to the COVID-19 shot already in testing as part of their three-year old collaboration. Sanofi and Translate have been working together since 2018, when they agreed to develop mRNA vaccines for up to five infectious diseases.

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Gilead adds investigational HIV vaccine to its portfolio from Spanish biotech   

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Gilead and Aelix first teamed up in 2018 for a clinical research collaboration agreement to investigate the vaccine.

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Report suggests UK’s national vaccine facility is on the block

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The UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) – unveiled with fanfare by the government in 2018 – is rumoured to be up for sale. The post Report suggests UK’s national vaccine facility is on the block appeared first on.

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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

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German pharmaceutical firm Merck has extended its partnership with Moderna to jointly develop and sell mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalised cancer vaccine (PCV). They subsequently expanded the collaboration to include the development of antigen mRNA cancer vaccines in 2018.

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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 The agreement, worth $4.3

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