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Key vaccine adjuvant biosynthesised

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A paper, published in Nature Chemical Biology has reported the first ‘free-from ‘tree’ production of a key vaccine ingredient sourced from the soapbark tree. Bioengineering vaccine adjuvants The paper explained: “QS-21 is a potent vaccine adjuvant currently sourced by extraction from the Chilean soapbark tree.

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Leading innovators in isotropically modified heterocyclic compounds for the pharmaceutical industry

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In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on I nnovation in Pharmaceuticals: Isotropically modified heterocyclic compounds. However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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Cancer vaccines: providing the edge in oncology

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In this article, Ben Hargreaves looks into the promise of cancer vaccines and how this treatment modality may offer advantages over existing immunotherapies in the oncology sector. One area that is gathering increasing levels of interest is the development of cancer vaccines. over the last five years. A broad front.

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XtalPi and CK Life Sciences to develop AI-driven tumour vaccine R&D platform

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XtalPi has entered a strategic partnership with CK Life Sciences for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tumour vaccine research and development (R&D). Under the collaboration, the companies will utilise their capabilities to co-develop a new AI tumour vaccine R&D platform.

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The Pandemic Treaty and the opportunity to end ‘vaccine apartheid’

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Ben Hargreaves discovers why some have referred to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments as a form of apartheid. Vaccine access for a price. Tendayi Achium, labelled the response by the global community as a form of “vaccine apartheid,” a suggestion echoed by the organisation’s director general.

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Top biopharmaceutical Covid-19 vaccine companies boosted with over 80% revenue growth

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Last year was a positive year for biopharmaceutical companies, particularly those with Covid-19 vaccines. As a result of huge global sales of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, the split in profits between Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty contributed towards revenues of $81.3bn and $22.4bn last year, respectively. YoY revenue growth.

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IO Biotech raises $155m to develop breakthrough cancer vaccine

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IO Biotech, an oncology specialist formed and backed by Denmark’s Novo Holdings, has raised €127 million ($155 million) to further develop its cancer vaccine technology that has boosted efficacy of PD-1 immunotherapy in early trials. The post IO Biotech raises $155m to develop breakthrough cancer vaccine appeared first on.