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Enhancing gene therapy with Circio

Drug Target Review

Secondly, circRNAs can be engineered for more efficient protein expression by carefully selecting and optimising the IRES element, a sequence motif derived from viruses and used to initiate cap-independent translation from circRNA. What improvements in protein expression and durability have been demonstrated by the circVec 2.1

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VALNEVA AND PFIZER ANNOUNCE INITIATION OF PHASE 2 STUDY FOR LYME DISEASE VACCINE CANDIDATE

The Pharma Data

VLA15 is the only active Lyme disease vaccine candidate in clinical development today, and covers six serotypes that are prevalent in North America and Europe. This investigational multivalent protein subunit vaccine targets the outer surface protein A (OspA) of Borrelia, an established mechanism of action for a Lyme disease vaccine.

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Valneva and Pfizer Report Positive Phase 2 Pediatric Data for Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate

The Pharma Data

About VLA15 VLA15 is the only Lyme disease vaccine candidate currently in clinical development. This investigational multivalent protein subunit vaccine uses an established mechanism of action for a Lyme disease vaccine that targets the outer surface protein A (OspA) of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

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Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024

Alta Sciences

They work by binding to specific sequences of nucleotides present within the mRNA structure and can induce mechanisms that either decrease, restore, or modify protein expression. And since proteins are often linked to disease, there's huge potential to treat a broad range of diseases with this technology. Asia, and Europe.

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Biopharma Money on the Move: December 2 – 8

The Pharma Data

Now poised to advance a robust therapeutics pipeline to clinical development, Nuance will use the funds for ongoing R&D of existing products and business development of potential new assets. Sigilon Therapeutics . Now live on the ticker, Sigilon hopes to sell 7 million shares for a $126 million raise. “As

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Datopotamab Deruxtecan Combinations Showed Encouraging TumorResponses in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer inTROPION-Lung02 Phase 1b trial

The Pharma Data

3,4,5 TROP2 is a protein expressed in more than 90% of NSCLC tumors. More than one million people are diagnosed with NSCLC at an advanced stage each year. 6 There are currently no TROP2 directed ADCs approved for the treatment of lung cancer. Rahway, NJ, USA), an anti-PD-1 therapy. “We

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VALNEVA AND PFIZER COMPLETE RECRUITMENT FOR PHASE 2 TRIAL OF LYME DISEASE VACCINE CANDIDATE

The Pharma Data

Positive top-line results have already been reported for two Phase 2 clinical trials of VLA15 in over 800 healthy adults. VLA15 is the only active Lyme disease vaccine candidate in clinical development today, and covers six serotypes that are prevalent in North America and Europe. About VLA15.

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