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Researchers design first new polio vaccine in 50 years
A polio vaccine designed to be incapable of evolving the ability to cause disease in humans has shown promise in a Phase I clinical trial.
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NIAID strategic plan for COVID-19 focuses on developing assays, therapeutics and vaccines
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has revealed its research priorities relating to COVID-19, including supporting the development and testing of potential therapeutics and vaccines.
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MERS vaccine shows promise in clinical trial, say researchers
A clinical trial to study a MERS vaccine has demonstrated success, say researchers, suggesting their technology could be repurposed to halt the spread of COVID-19.
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£14m funding to support rapid COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing scale up
The UK Bioindustry Association industry-led vaccine manufacturing group has welcomed a £14 million investment to support COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing.
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COVID-19: a wakeup call?
It appears the world was unprepared for a novel coronavirus, despite historical precedents. Dave Elder provides some insight on the disease and what the pharmaceutical community is doing to tackle the pandemic.
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SGS’s Centre of Excellence for Biosafety contributes to the fight against coronavirus
Developing new vaccines to fight emerging diseases is an ongoing fight and ensuring they are pure is vital to patients’ health and safety.
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Germany to begin first clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
A Phase I/II clinical trial for BioNTech's BNT162 vaccine programme to prevent COVID-19 infection has been granted approval in Germany.
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UK COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be manufactured at seven outsourced sites
Following the initiation of a clinical trial, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by UK researchers is being manufactured in several outsourced facilities.
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SGS joins Oxford University consortium led by the Jenner Institute to develop COVID-19 vaccine
In a consortium led by the Jenner Institute, Oxford University, SGS has joined forces with specialists in infectious diseases, research and innovation, and pharmaceuticals to rapidly develop, scale-up and produce a potential vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCov-19.
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UK to begin clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine this week
The UK government has announced that funding will be given to clinical trials to test a COVID-19 vaccine, with one study beginning tomorrow.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the Indian pharmaceutical industry
Dr Abhishek Dadhich rounds up how the Indian pharmaceutical market has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the steps the country’s government could take to overcome these setbacks.
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BARDA to give Moderna up to $483 million for COVID-19 vaccine development
The US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) will fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 through Phase II and III clinical trials to FDA licensure.
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Open letter calls for UK government to stop pharma profiting from COVID-19
An open letter from aid organisations and academics has called on the UK government to stipulate conditions for pharmaceutical companies using public funding for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Sanofi and GSK to collaborate on COVID-19 vaccine development
Sanofi will provide its S protein antigen and GSK will contribute its adjuvant technology in a partnership to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
