Virology / vaccines

As mRNA has gone from the unknown to arguably one of the most discussed areas of science in our lifetimes, Lu Rahman looks at the story behind its role in the fight against COVID-19 and why we should thank those working to create vaccines. In less than the spaceof a year, vaccines have become the […]

Moderna has released results from in vitro neutralisation studies of sera from individuals vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine showing activity against emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2. Vaccination with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine produced neutralising titers against all key emerging variants tested, including B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, first identified in the UK and Republic of South Africa, respectively. […]

Benoit Bouche, President and CEO, Nexelis, told Lu Rahman about the company’s recent acquisition and what it means for the business and the vaccine sector. Nexelis is a leading provider of assay development and advanced laboratory testing services in the infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, and oncology fields. The company – which Benoit Bouche, President and […]

Novavax, the late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, has finalised an agreement with the government of Canada to supply up to 76 million doses of NVX-CoV2373, the company’s recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canada has committed to purchase 52 million doses of the vaccine with the option for up to an additional […]

Nexelis, a portfolio company of Ampersand Capital Partners, and a leading provider of advanced assay development and laboratory testing services in the infectious, oncologic, and metabolic diseases fields, has signed an asset purchase agreement with GSK to acquire its GCLP-certified clinical bioanalytical laboratory located in Marburg, Germany. The Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) team in Marburg, […]

Andreas Huhmer, Senior Director, Proteomics and Metabolomics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, examines the mass spectrometry techniques providing detailed insight into virus structure and function Our ability to quickly and accurately understand new viruses has been significantly tested in 2020, with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first reports of an […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted global efforts to develop antiviral treatments and vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. The pandemic has put virology, a field of research that has been neglected for years, back on the map by Tobias Pusterla, BMG Labtech. In fact, the increase in occurrence and types of virus outbreaks of recent years, such as […]

Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, has authorised the COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine in Switzerland. The authorisation is given according to the ordinary approvals procedure and is based on a rolling submission of data and the totality of scientific evidence shared by the company, including a data analysis from the pivotal Phase 3 clinical study […]

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna has been given regulatory approval for supply by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This follows a thorough and rigorous assessment by the MHRA’s teams of scientists, including advice from the independent Commission on Human Medicines, which reviewed in depth all the data to ensure this vaccine […]

Novavax has executed an Advance Purchase Agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia for 51 million doses of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate. This follows an agreement in principle that was announced in November 2020. NVX-CoV2373 is a recombinant protein vaccine adjuvanted with Novavax’ proprietary Matrix-M to enhance the immune response. Novavax is currently conducting late-stage […]