Wyeth vs. GSK: A Vaccine Showdown?
January 11, 2009 by tim · Leave a Comment
Today Biohorizon will take its first look at two new vaccines that promise to make the prevention of pneumococcal disease far more interesting and complex. Both Wyeth and GSK have advanced emerging pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidates to the filing stage in either the United States, European Union or both. In an effort to understand and [...]
MedImmune’s CAIV-T Influenza Vaccine
November 1, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On November 1, 2004 MedImmune announced that enrollment in its Phase 3 CAIV-T influenza vaccine trial had been completed. This pivotal trial is designed to compare the company’s nasally administered cold-adapted vaccine to the standard injectable vaccine in 8,492 children between 6 and 59 months of age. CAIV-T is refrigerator stable and is regarded by [...]
ID Biomedical’s FluInsure Influenza Vaccine
July 20, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
FluInsure™
On July 20 2004, ID Biomedical released preliminary data regarding FluInsure™ from its field efficacy study. Carried out during the 2003-2004 flu season at 28 sites throughout Canada, this study involved 1,349 healthy participants aged 18 to 64. A single dose of the nasally delivered, non-living vaccine had 67% efficacy (3/451 vs. 9/443 placebo) against [...]
VaxGen’s rPA102 Recombinant Anthrax Vaccine
April 15, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On April 15, 2004 VaxGen, Inc. announced that it had started the Phase II clinical testing of rPA102, its recombinant anthrax vaccine. VaxGen indicated that this 13-month trial is one of two studies under a $80.3 million agreement with the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases. The purpose of this study, involving 480 [...]