CureVac links COVID-19 vaccine to immune response, setting it up to enter pivotal trial Regeneron slams the brakes on rare bone disease trial after patient deaths Sanofi inks $358M Kiadis takeover to acquire NK-cell platform Sponsored: Best Practices for Research Sites: Effectively Using Patient Recruitment Advertising Dollars Novartis alums Jimenez, Fishman unveil their next act: Aditum Bio Santhera outlines cuts, and they are deep, as CMO hits the exit Pandion unveils new data to back up strategy of activating PD-1 to treat autoimmune diseases LabCentral entrepreneurs volunteer for COVID-19 diagnostic trial Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor CureVac has shared phase 1/2 data on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV. The German biotech said the mRNA vaccine dose selected for further development sparked increases in virus-neutralizing antibodies and early indications of T-cell activation. read more |
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