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Touchlight appoints Dr. Helen Horton as Chief Research Officer

Drug Discovery Today

Touchlight driving its dbDNA technology towards clinical development in therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines Former J&J Senior Scientific Director and immunology expert joins at a pivotal time.

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Discovery and development of COVID?19 vaccine from laboratory to clinic

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Challenges involved in vaccines formulation were also featured. Use of computational methods and models for vaccine development has revolutionized the traditional methods of vaccine development. Main role of mRNA vaccines in the COVID-19 challenge was discussed.

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Cancer Research UK, University of Southampton and Touchlight Genetics Partner to Develop Head and Neck Cancer Vaccine

Drug Discovery Today

Cancer Research UK, the University of Southampton and Touchlight Genetics, a London based biotechnology company, today (Wednesday) announce a new clinical development partnership to progress a therapeutic DNA vaccine, TGL-100, into an early phase clinical trial targeting head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today provided an update on its COVID-19 vaccine program. Novavax completed enrollment of 15,000 participants in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted in the U.K. GAITHERSBURG, Md.,

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The Access to Advanced Health Institute receives $18 million award to develop a temperature stable, single-dose chikungunya RNA vaccine through a phase 1 clinical trial

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

The Access to Advanced Health Institute Receives $18 Million Award to Develop a Temperature Stable, Single-Dose Chikungunya RNA Vaccine Through a Phase 1 Clinical Trial Credit: Delaney Brown Photography The Access to Advanced Health Institute Receives $18 Million Award to Develop a Temperature Stable, Single-Dose Chikungunya RNA Vaccine Through a Phase (..)

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Merck Announces Retirement of Dr. Roy D. Baynes; Dr. Eliav Barr Appointed Head of Global Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

Baynes, head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), will be retiring from Merck in July. He also led the expansion of Merck’s research and development in China and Japan. “It Baynes will be succeeded by Dr. Eliav Barr, senior vice president, Global Clinical Development.

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Seven Strategies to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Vaccine Development

PPD

Clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines changed how all vaccine trials are conducted. The success of the COVID-19 vaccines has brought renewed interest to vaccine development across indications and therapeutic areas. With so much at stake, don’t leave your vaccine development to chance.

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