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Researchers at Novavax and from the University of Oxford reported an efficacy of 77% of their malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M from a Phase II trials in Burkina Faso.

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GSK’s and Vir Therapeutics’ COVID-19 antibody treatment VIR-7831 has entered Phase III testing within the UK’s COVID-19 drug testing platform, AGILE

© Maurice Ramirez, USCF

After a positive re-evaluation of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), J&J has re-started to ship 55 million doses to the EU.

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Endeavour Vision has announced the closing of its Heathtech fund  Endeavour Medtech Growth II (EMG II) LP at US$375 million in capital commitments.

SBA CEO Michael Altdorfer. @ SBA

The Swiss biotech industry experienced a record investment in the pandemic year 2020, according to the new Swiss Biotech Report.

mRNA production at BioNTech's new production site in Marburg, Germany.© BioNTech SE

The European Union has exercised its option  to order 100 million additional doses of BNT162b2 bringing its orders to 600 million doses at €14.70 per shot.

© NIAID

A new study on the persistence of neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2  in the blood suggests that humoral immunity will drop 5 months after vaccination.

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter. © CDC

Swiss BioVersys has received €20mfrom the European Investment Bank to push the development of new drugs against life-threatening nosocomial infections.

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C4X Discovery Holdings plc has licenced its oral  C4XD oral IL-17A inhibitor programme to Sanofi.

© Eisfelder 12-2004, GNU FDL

C4X Discovery Holdings plc has licenced its oral  C4XD oral IL-17A inhibitor programme to Sanofi.