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EMA confirms Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine benefits outweigh clotting risks
The EMA’s drug safety committee has concluded that the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine is safe for continued use, so Johnson & Johnson will resume shipments to the EU.
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Under the microscope: The challenge of quality control for adenovirus and RNA-based vaccines
Claudia Benati, Senior Scientific Director at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing (Eurofins BPT) and Qualified person for Advanced Therapies (ATMPs), and Dr Anke McCartney, Global Key Account Manager, Eurofins BPT, discuss the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry in the field of analytical testing of COVID-19 vaccines in these unprecedented times…
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INO-4800 COVID-19 vaccine provides cross-reactive immune responses against variants
Antibodies induced by the investigational DNA vaccine candidate, INO-4800, were found to be able to neutralise three SARS-CoV-2 emerging variants of concern.
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Novel leishmaniasis vaccine safely induces immune responses in patients
The ChAd63-KH vaccine, used to treat leishmaniasis rather than prevent in this trial, significantly improved symptoms in patients with persistent post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 2021
European Pharmaceutical Review's latest journal features articles discussing the challenges and potential of antibody-drug conjugates, innovations in cleanroom infrastructure and why we need to test for heavy metal contaminants in cannabis vaping aerosols. Also in the issue, an exploration of how risk-sharing strategies could help expedite access to COVID-19 vaccines,…
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Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine to be included in UK’s mixed regimen study
Novavax has agreed to participate in the University of Oxford’s Com-COV2 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of regimens consisting of doses of COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers.
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Biologics CDMO market to double in value by 2026, suggests report
Research suggests the increasing R&D investment in and adoption of biologics will drive growth in the global biologics contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) market.
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On-demand webinar: Optimising MALDI-TOF for filamentous fungi ID
Challenges and solutions to adopting MALDI technology for filamentous fungi ID with emphasis on sample preparation and database development.
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US pauses administration of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
The FDA and CDC have decided to temporarily suspend use of Janssen’s single dose vaccine while reports of rare and severe blood clots are investigated.
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Biotech and pharma services outsourcing market to be worth over $91bn by 2028
A new report suggests the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical services outsourcing market will grow because of the pandemic and rising drug development costs and R&D investments.
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Quality Risk Management tools to improve data integrity in micro QC
12 April 2021 | By Charles River Laboratories
Watch this on-demand webinar with Jordi Iglesias to learn how you can improve the data integrity of your microbiological QC assays.
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Personalised cancer vaccine safe and potentially beneficial to patients
Mount Sinai researchers reveal that, in a Phase I trial, their personalised cancer vaccines targeting cancer neoantigens showed some early signs of potential benefit.
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Novel time-temperature indicator could help preserve mRNA vaccines
Researchers have developed a novel sensor, known as a time-temperature indicator, that could be used to monitor the storage conditions of mRNA vaccines.
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NIAID doses first patient with Moderna’s variant specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the mRNA-1273.351 vaccine candidate in 200 healthy adult volunteers.
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Celonic to produce 100 million doses of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Production of CureVac’s CVnCoV vaccine will take place in Germany, with over 50 million doses expected to be produced in 2021.
