Vaccines
After more than two decades of attempts to develop a universal influenza vaccine, the global COVID-19 pandemic intensified the need for a broader vaccine for both illnesses.
Roche Wins Approval for Flu Drug in Young Children, Pfizer Touts Positive Results for Infant Vaccine
Roche and Pfizer shared positive news from their respective forays into a new pneumococcal vaccine for infants and a treatment for influenza in small children.
Novavax released its second quarter financial results, showing a dramatic adjustment in its sales outlook, while BioNTech prepares to launch two variant-adopted bivalent shots.
A new discovery related to the mechanism of the danger signal adenosine triphosphate could influence how immunomodulators, such as vaccines and allergy medications, are formulated.
The annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is running from July 31-August 4 at the San Diego Convention Center and online. Here are some of the highlights presented so far.
COVID-19 has been remarkably profitable for Pfizer over the last year-and-a-half. The company’s revenue jumped by 47% to $27.7 billion compared to the same period in 2021.
SARS-CoV-2 typically enters the body via the nose or mouth. Because of this, many think a nasal spray vaccine would do a better job of preventing COVID-19 infection and cutting transmission than an injection.
Pfizer and BioNTech initiated a Phase II trial of an enhanced COVID-19 vaccine while fending off lawsuits against CureVac and Alnylam over their technology.
“The applications for mRNA are quite broad, because, basically, you are giving information to a cell to make any protein you want,” CureVac CFO Pierre Kemula told BioSpace.
Maxvax and Luzhu are raising funds to move their respective research and development programs for recombinant herpes zoster vaccine candidates and new adjuvant products.
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