Funding to advance maternal vaccine against streptococcus
Drug Discovery World
OCTOBER 11, 2023
MinervaX, a Danish biotechnology company developing a novel, prophylactic vaccine against Group B streptococcus (GBS), has announced the completion of €54 million upsized financing. GBS is a leading cause of life-threatening infections in newborns as well as adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery and stillbirths. Current prophylactic measures provide insufficient protection, meaning there is an urgent need to accelerate the development of a GBS vaccine.
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