Vaccines

The eighth eBook of the Hamilton series is now available to download for free. In ‘Assessing the Efficacy of Vaccines through Laboratory Assays‘, the authors discuss the key milestones achieved throughout the history of vaccine development, the laboratory tests commonly used to assess vaccines’ efficacy, and we describe how the latter can be automated using […]

In the eighth eBook of the Hamilton series, ‘Assessing the Efficacy of Vaccines through Laboratory Assays’, we discuss: Vaccine development: Key milestones and impact of Covid-19 Laboratory tests commonly used to assess vaccines’ efficacy and the benefits of automating them Hamilton standardised and customised solutions for workflows such as qPCR, NGS, ELISA/ELISpot and virus-neutralisation assays

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend Pfizer’s Penbraya (meningococcal group A, B, C, W and Y vaccine) for the prevention of the five most common meningococcal serogroups. These serogroups cause the majority of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in adolescents and young adults […]

This eBook sponsored by DNA Script explores the advances and breakthroughs taking place within vaccines and virology. Download this exclusive eBook to learn more about: The latest developments in vaccines and virology research The impact of RNA on drug discovery The future potential of mRNA of vaccine research

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  As we approach another autumn/winter season in the northern hemisphere, Covid-19 vaccines are once again making the headlines, but in the last week […]

News round-up for 18-22 September by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. As we approach another autumn/winter season in the northern hemisphere, Covid-19 vaccines are once again making the headlines, but in the last week we have also reported on vaccine trials for a number of other conditions, including Nipah virus, rabies and lung cancer. […]

The EU has historically been a leader in vaccine research, development and manufacturing, but is now seeing a decline in vaccine research, according to data published by Vaccines Europe (VE). The EU has hosted approximately 20% of global vaccine clinical trials over the past two decades, as well as research facilities affiliated with the world’s […]

It is believed that new Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Novavax will be effective against the fast-spreading EG.5 strain. EG.5 or ‘Eris’ has been found in more than 50 countries. It is the most common and fastest growing Covid-19 subvariant in the US, estimated to be responsible for around 17% of current Covid-19 […]

Americans have become less aware that the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer in recent years, according to survey data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023. Survey respondents also showed low awareness that HPV can cause anal, oral, and penile cancer. “Over 90% of HPV-associated cancers could be prevented with the HPV vaccination, yet […]

The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has received regulatory clearance for use in Ghana by the country’s Food and Drugs Authority, making it the first country to approve the vaccine. R21/Matrix-M was developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured and scaled up by the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology. The vaccine has […]

Likang Life Sciences has been granted implied approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the clinical trial of its innovative personalised neoantigen-targeted vaccine LK101 Injection for advanced solid tumours. This breakthrough marks the first of its kind in China and represents a significant milestone in innovative drug discovery pathways for cancer treatment. According […]

The first subjects have been dosed in a Phase I clinical trial of VXX-401, an investigational vaccine designed to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, a known factor in heart disease. The drug works by targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 serine protease (PCSK9). “We’re excited to get this first-in-human trial of VXX-401 started. The concept […]

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  Our news highlights this week focus on research into vaccines, with good news for the treatment or prevention of various challenging conditions, including […]

News round-up for 20-24 February by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.  Our news highlights this week focus on research into vaccines, with good news for the treatment or prevention of various challenging conditions, including Covid-19, Strep A and HIV. Particularly interesting is the announcement that a new class of Covid-19 booster has outperformed approved vaccines in […]

A research group from the National Institutes of Health has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine.   SUDV, identified in 1976, is one of the four viruses known to cause human Ebolavirus disease. The new vaccine, VSV-SUDV, completely protected cynomolgus macaques against a lethal SUDV challenge. […]

Samsung Biologics’ Senior Vice President, James Park, explores the opportunities emerging for CDMOs to support mRNA developers as they explore new therapeutic areas for patients.  Prior to the pandemic, messenger RNA (mRNA) drug development was niche and predominantly pointed at different disease targets, including infectious diseases and cancers. However, as pharma sought solutions, the Emergency […]