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MilliporeSigma, Baylor College of Medicine to Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Platform
americanpharmaceuticalreview
May 29, 2020
MilliporeSigma and Baylor College of Medicine have announced an extension of their ongoing collaboration to advance a manufacturing platform to fight Covid-19, accelerating the transition to Phase 1 clinical trials.
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mRNA-based vaccine technology innovate approach to treating COVID-19
expresspharma
May 29, 2020
Over 150 COVID-19 vaccines are currently under development by biopharma companies and research organisations around the world.
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Novartis inks deal to make Mass General Brigham’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
expresspharma
May 29, 2020
AveXis, which makes Novartis’s $2.1 million-per-patient gene therapy Zolgensma for the hereditary disease spinal muscular atrophy, is contributing technology, expertise and its manufacturing supply chain at no cost.
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EMA commissions research in preparation for monitoring COVID-19 vaccines
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 28, 2020
The research will identify sources of data to monitor coverage and effectiveness, and support pharmacovigilance of COVID-19 vaccines once they are approved.
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Vaxine and Medytox partner on Covid-19 vaccine development
pharmaceutical-technology
May 27, 2020
Australian biotechnology company Vaxine has collaborated with South Korean biopharma firm Medytox for the development and commercialisation of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, COVAX-19.
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Canada’s USask reports positive preclinical data for Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
May 27, 2020
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) in Canada has reported positive data from preclinical studies of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by its Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac).
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COVID-19 vaccine induces immune response in Phase I trial
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 27, 2020
The adenovirus type 5 vectored COVID-19 (Ad5-nCoV) vaccine candidate safely induced T cell and antibody responses in 108 adults.
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Merck to Acquire Themis
contractpharma
May 27, 2020
Will apply its vaccine development capabilities to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine program originated by Themis and Institut Pasteur.
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First COVID-19 vaccine human trial finds it is safe, induces immune response
expresspharma
May 27, 2020
According to the study of 108 adults, the vaccine produced neutralising antibodies, and a response mediated by the immune system's T-cells against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
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Project leader: Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine trial has 50 per cent chance of success
expresspharma
May 27, 2020
The experimental vaccine, known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, is one of the front-runners in the global race to provide protection against the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.