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Pfizer Partners With South Africa to Produce Pneumococcal Vaccine
Global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has partnered with South Africa's Biovac Institute to produce a potentially life-saving pneumonia vaccine for infants, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
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Hilleman Lab In Talks With Indian Vaccine Makers For Tech Transfer
Hilleman Laboratories, a global vaccine development initiative set up by UK-based biomedical research charity Wellcome Trust and US-drug multinational Merck and Co., is in talks with at least a couple of Indian vaccine manufacturers and government institutions to license out its technologies, including a low-cost Meningitis vaccine and heat-stable Rotavirus vaccine. The technology transfer deals, once signed and implemented, will make the Indian companies global supplier of these novel vaccines.
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India Must Resist US Pressure on Generic Drugs, African Leaders to Tell Modi
So far, the NDA government has been a mute spectator to the US pharma strategy of forcing Indian generics manufacturers to produce only what is required for Indian consumers and abandon the export of cheap drugs to Africa.
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What We Learned From Nigeria’s Polio Victory
The recent confirmation that Nigeria has not registered a single new case of polio for a full year has been hailed as a huge milestone in the decades-long battle against the crippling disease, and cited as an example of public and private development partners truly working together to achieve a common global health goal, with full local ownership.
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Genocea Stops Pneumonia Vaccine Development After Study Fails
Drug developer Genocea Biosciences Inc said it was suspending the development of a vaccine for pneumonia-causing bacteria after it failed to significantly reduce infection in a mid-stage study.
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Gates Foundation, Seattle Research Institute Team to Give Vaccines a Shot in the Arm
Three powerhouses in the global health sector have teamed to open a new vaccine center in Seattle.
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Chinese Firm Says Plans to “Mass Produce” Ebola Vaccine
A Chinese firm plans to mass produce a military-developed vaccine against Ebola, even as the epidemic which killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa beings to fade.
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Asia’s Biggest Vaccine Maker to Seek Fast-Track Nod for Dengue Drug in India
Asia's largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, plans to file for fast-track approval to launch a dengue treatment in India, its chief executive said, potentially becoming the first company globally to launch a drug for the mosquito-borne virus.
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