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STAT+: Report: Tuberculosis R&D funding is up, but still short of goals and dominated by a few players

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Specifically, the amount spent on basic research, new treatments, vaccines, and diagnostics was $1.2 billion, the highest level since tracking of funding began in 2005 and 20% more than what was seen in 2022.

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First FDA pregnancy-approved Pertussis vaccine to protect newborns

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ Boostrix vaccine for use in pregnant woman in their third trimester, to prevent against whooping cough (pertussis) in infants up to two months of age. Since 2012, the CDC has recommended the vaccine series during the third trimester of each pregnancy.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

Many of today’s vaccines are produced in ready-to-inject liquid formulations that must be kept cold to maintain stability. However, this greatly complicates both the worldwide distribution and stockpiling of vaccines and other drugs. A requisite cold chain has been designed and implemented to be uninterrupted from factory to patient.

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US FDA approves GSK’s pertussis vaccine to protect newborn

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline ’s (GSK) Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed [Tdap]) for pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent pertussis (whooping cough) in newborn infants.

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mRNA researchers awarded 2023 Nobel Prize

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Nobel Assembly has awarded Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and US immunologist Drew Weissman the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 for their breakthrough findings in RNA vaccine development. The discovery was critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UK biotech ‘booming’ as sector rakes in £1.6bn in Q2 financing

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The new figures – from the BioIndustry Association and Clarivate – were dominated by more than £1 billion in venture capital funding for UK biotech and life sciences companies, headlined by DNA sequencing company Oxford Nanopore’s £195 million raise in May that was just shy of the £205 million record set by Immunocore in 2005.

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Are we globally prepared for the next pandemic?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Vaccitech’s Chief Business Officer, Graham Griffiths, discusses key learnings in drug and vaccine development , the challenges of preparing for the unknown, and how strategic collaboration is imperative to achieve faster and more equitable outcomes – if and when another pandemic strikes.

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