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Pfizer launches Phase III trial for Lyme disease vaccine  

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Pfizer has launched a Phase III clinical trial of a vaccine to protect people against Lyme disease, in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Valneva. . The trial will enrol up to 6,000 participants aged five years and older and will be conducted across 50 sites where Lyme disease is highly endemic. April 2022.

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

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Roberto Iacone, CEO at Alentis Therapeutics, said: “There are huge unmet needs in organ fibrosis and cancer, and this funding enables us to continue with the important work we’re doing in the CLDN1 space and generate clinical data from both our programs.

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Six collaborations driving drug discovery innovation

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Chiesi and Oak Hill Bio intend to continue a Phase IIb clinical trial in 2024 in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Clinical studies conducted to date have demonstrated OHB-607’s potential to significantly reduce the risk of severe BPD. of Perspective’s shares for up to $33 million.

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Merck and Moderna to jointly develop personalised cancer vaccine 

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Merck has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise personalised cancer vaccine (PCV) mRNA-4157/V940 pursuant to the terms of its existing collaboration and license agreement with Moderna. . KEYNOTE-942 is an ongoing randomised, open-label Phase II trial that enrolled 157 patients with high-risk melanoma.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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In its ‘Women in Business 2022’ report, Grant Thornton reported that at 39%, the healthcare industry had the highest proportion of women in senior management out of the 15 industries surveyed. She has also been awarded the 2022 Liverpool Women In Business, Woman of the year Award. Dr Loubna Bouarfa, Founder and CEO, OKRA.ai

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Drug discovery hotspots: What is the secret to Switzerland’s success? (p1)

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In another example, university of Basel spin-off T3 Pharma reached Phase I development of a cancer therapy that harnesses the natural behaviours of live bacteria before being acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim for $509m at the end of 2023. Biopôle Lausanne has been created to provide a focus for life sciences activity in the region.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

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In 2022, the continent held a 22.4% billion on R&D during 2021, with Germany and Switzerland being the biggest contributors, and around one fourth of clinical trials worldwide were performed in Europe 1. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials.

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