Vaccine Research
Genocea Biosciences has won a grant to work on a new chlamydia vaccine. Genocea release
San Diego start-up Pfenex has inked a $52 million deal to license its technology to Merck. Story
Merck KGaA has started another late-stage trial of stimuvax, a cancer vaccine it licensed from Oncothyreon. Release
Shares of Intercell were fired up by news that GlaxoSmithKline is backing the company with a sizeable upfront and a hefty equity payment as it takes a stake in the Austrian biotech's needle-free vaccine patch technology. Story
H1N1
The second wave of swine flu may have peaked in the U.S. and the Northern Hemisphere, but World Health Organization officials say it's too early to declare the pandemic over. Story
With supplies of the H1N1 vaccine growing in the U.S., giant drugstore chain Walgreen says it will have the vaccine available throughout the country by the end of this year. Other chains are in hot pursuit. Report
Sanofi-Aventis is trying to reclaim up to 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine that is less potent than required. Most of it has already been used, health officials say, and even the weakened dose is likely to provide protection. Story
Vaccine Market
Pfizer has won approval in Europe for its upgraded children's pneumococcal vaccine, Prevenar 13. Story