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Tag Archives: vaccine development
Vaccination against 2009 H1N1 protects against multiple strains
TweetResearchers have determined that vaccination against the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies against other influenza virus strains as well, including H3N2 and H5N1. The new discovery, combined with a 2011 finding that people infected with pandemic 2009 H1N1 … Read More »
Non-profit teams with mining company for TB vaccine trials
TweetAeras, a non-profit organization with 12 tuberculosis vaccine candidates, has agreed in principle to a deal with Anglo American to make its Southern African mines available for vaccination trials. TB rates are close to the highest in the world in … Read More »
Theraclone Sciences reports positive phase 1 trial results for influenza A antibody
TweetTheraclone Sciences, Inc., a Seattle-based therapeutic antibody developer, announced positive top-line data from its phase 1 trial of a broadly protective, fully human monoclonal antibody meant to treat infections of influenza A. The company found that the antibody, TCN-032, had … Read More »
Profectus BioSciences receives $5.6M grant for Nipah/Hendra vaccine
TweetProfectus Biosciences, Inc., a technology-based vaccine developer, announced on Wednesday that it has received a $5.6 million grant to support the preclinical development of a human vaccine against the Hendra and Nipah virus infections. The grant comes under the Partnerships … Read More »
Crowd-sourcing game could be gateway to disease diagnosis
TweetUCLA researchers have developed on online game that enables players to separate healthy blood cells from malaria-infected ones, giving non-scientists the ability to identify the parasite almost as accurately as a trained professional. The application of crowd-sourcing in medicine has … Read More »