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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.

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Medicago Says COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Triggers Promising Immune Response | 2020-11-10

The Pharma Data

Canadian biopharmaceutical company Medicago has announced that its investigational COVID-19 vaccine generated “significant antibody and cellular immune responses” after two doses in all subjects in an early-stage clinical trial. The interim analysis from the phase 1 trial has been published online at the preprint server, medRxiv.

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Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

addgene Blog

Antibodies administered as drugs are still immunogenic, meaning that they elicit an immune response from the body. Several factors contribute to the immunogenicity of a drug including the product origin; purity, mechanism, and stability; and sequence of biologic product, mode of administration, and dose (Lu et.al.,

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Advancing vaccine design: potential of peptide mimicry

Drug Target Review

1 The study reveals a novel bioinformatic approach and tool that holds the potential to empower researchers in designing vaccines capable of inducing a stronger immune response. By selecting specific segments of proteins that elicit robust immune reactions, these vaccines could offer enhanced protection against diseases.

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CureVac Touts Positive Preclinical Data for COVID-19 Vaccine | 2020-10-26

The Pharma Data

German drugmaker CureVac said preclinical studies of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, showed the vaccination prompted a successful immune response. The messenger RNA-based vaccine, which is designed to block replication of the coronavirus, was shown to induce neutralizing antibodies and activate T-cells in hamsters and mice.

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The Vaccine Development Landscape and Its Associated Challenges

DrugBank

Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to enhance the immune response. They work by decreasing the solubility of the vaccine, which sustains the release of the drug and prolongs the immune response. Even after a vaccine is approved and distributed, the pharmaceutical industry's responsibility does not end.

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Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2020

The Pharma Data

Experts believe brain-related effects may be tied to the body’s immune response to the virus and possibly to vascular problems or surges of inflammation caused by the disease. ” © 2020 HealthDay. Posted: December 2020. Colin Smith at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., told the Times.

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