Hillevax Inc. is turning its attention to preventing moderate or severe acute gastroenteritis events (AGEs) in adults with norovirus after the phase IIb NEST-IN1 trial testing virus-like particle-based vaccine HIL-214 in infants missed its primary and secondary endpoints, news that sent shares of the company (NASDAQ:HLVX) plummeting 88% to close July 8 at $1.64, a significant drop from the IPO price of $17 two years ago.
SRI International has divulged lipoxygenase inhibitors, particularly polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) and/or ALOX15, reported to be useful for the treatment of bacterial infections.
Researchers from Columbia University and collaborators described the mechanism used by mAb 77, a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) derived from monoclonal antibody (mAb 77.4) targeting MeV F peptide, to neutralize viral infection.
Curevac AG is casting off the deadweight of its pandemic push to translate its mRNA technology into a marketed COVID-19 vaccine, in a new €1.45 billion (US$1.6 billion) deal in which GSK plc will acquire full rights to infectious disease vaccines the two were co-developing.
Pfizer Inc. has identified nonstructural protein 3 (nsp3; PLpro) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection.
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. has been awarded up to $34 million over 5 years under a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
Nexsen Biotech Pty Ltd. developed a rapid diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcus, a highly prevalent and potentially fatal bacteria that is the single largest maternal health problem faced by pregnant mothers.
Shigella flexneri is the leading cause of endemic diarrhea and dysentery in some countries with low-to-middle incomes. There is still a lack of a licensed vaccine against this pathogen.
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and the IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center are developing a novel experimental vaccine targeting the germline to stimulate precursor B cells and produce broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against the membrane-proximal external region (MPER) of the gp41 protein found in the HIV-1 envelope.
Preliminary data show Biotron Ltd.’s lead compound BIT-225 met the primary objectives of the phase II BIT225-011 trial, a longitudinal, open-label trial designed to characterize the effect of the compound added to ongoing, suppressive antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected, treatment-experienced patients who achieved only partial immune reconstitution.
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