> Scientists have been carrying out tests of a new universal flu vaccine on elderly members of the population in Winnipeg, Canada, for the past 5 weeks. Story
> Art Friedlander, the Fort Detrick, MD, scientist who improved the anthrax vaccine after 2001 attacks in the U.S., is a Heyman Service to America Medal finalist. News
> Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ($ALNY) announced positive preclinical results in applying its RNAi technology to cancer vaccines. Article
> Fina Biosolutions signed a licensing deal with Chengdu Institute of Biological Products to develop and manufacture a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in China. Item
> Scientists report new insights into how a family of rare, highly potent antibodies bind to HIV and neutralize it. More
> The European Medicines Agency accepted the filing of Dynavax Technologies' marketing authorization application for the hepatitis B vaccine drug Heplisav. Story