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CHMP recommends COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax booster dose
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s human medicines committee (CHMP) concludes that a booster dose of Spikevax can be administered in adults aged 18 or over.
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Co-creating solutions that advance global health innovation – IFPMA’s role
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered and continues to shape our lives. Here, Thomas B Cueni, Director General of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), gives insight into how the pandemic gave impetus to the organisation’s manifesto to innovate and save lives.
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Comirnaty® booster dose displays high efficacy in Phase III study
The vaccine showed a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6 percent and is the first efficacy results from a COVID-19 vaccine booster trial.
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Stabiliser-free PLGA nanoparticle formulation shows promise for drug delivery
Scientists have developed a stabiliser-free, non-toxic poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticle formulation for use in drug and vaccine delivery.
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Heterologous COVID-19 booster doses show 68 percent effectiveness
A Swedish study found that heterologous Vaxzevria and mRNA prime-boost vaccination is effective against COVID-19.
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Whitepaper: Faster isolation of PBMC with Centrifuge 5910 Ri
Save up to 88% of deceleration time for your PBMC isolation due to optimized breaking ramps of Eppendorf Centrifuge 5910 Ri.
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EPR Podcast Episode 4 – UV/Vis in mRNA vaccine QC with Dr Hans-Joachim Muhr, Mettler Toledo
Join Mettler Toledo's Dr Hans-Joachim Muhr as he explains the key quality considerations for mRNA vaccines and why UV/Vis spectrophotometry should be applied in their QA/QC.
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Simplifying oligonucleotide characterisation with Microchip CE-MS
18 October 2021 | By 908Devices
In this on-demand webinar, 908 Devices present a microfluidic capillary zone electrophoresis-based separation coupled with HRAM mass-spectrometry for rapid characterisation of oligos in positive ionisation mode.
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On-demand webinar: Spores in my cleanroom
This webinar considers the problems bacterial and fungal spores present for contamination control and remediation and disinfection strategies.
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Influenza vaccine with COVID-19 booster shot shows positive results
Sanofi’s Fluzone® with Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA investigational booster dose showed an immunogenicity response similar to individual doses.
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Moderna’s mRNA facility in Africa to manufacture 500 million vaccine doses
Moderna will build an mRNA facility in Africa to manufacture 500 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine and other products per year.
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WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends GSK's RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine for use in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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COVID-19 vaccines will require outsourced manufacturing, says report
The pharma industry will need to outsource manufacturing for COVID-19 vaccine doses for booster doses and children, reports GlobalData.
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EMA approve Comirnaty®and Spikevax booster doses
The EMA concludes that booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty and Spikevax can be given to people with severely weakened immune systems.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, September 2021
The EMA’s drug safety committee (PRAC) assessed risks of thrombocytopenia and venous thromboembolism with the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.
