> Two University of Pittsburgh academics have filed a lawsuit over the rights to lung disease vaccine research. News
> GAVI has raised $152 million from a private sector donation matching scheme over the past 30 months. Item
> European health authorities have published their third risk assessment of the H7N9 virus. Report (PDF)
> Rhode Island is debating whether to make annual flu vaccinations mandatory for kids up to the age of 5. Piece
> Researchers at Duke University are developing a nasally-delivered West Nile virus vaccine. Release
> President Barack Obama singled out vaccines as a growth industry in the 2014 State of the Union address. Transcript
> Medigene has acquired dendritic cell vaccine assets in a buyout of Trianta Immunotherapies worth up to $13 million. Article
> Merck ($MRK) is set to begin supplying its shingles vaccine to New Zealand after years of shortages. News
> Australian researchers are advancing a whooping cough vaccine through preclinical testing. Piece
> The Dutch government has asked GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) and Novartis ($NVS) to buy back swine flu vaccines. Item