Vaccine Research
Australia's Hunter Immunology has started recruitment for a 340-patient, 23-site trial for its oral COPD vaccine, HI 164OV. Hunter release
Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center have started a Phase I trial investigating the safety of an anticancer vaccine. The vax targets two regions of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) and HER-1, which are prevalent in various types of cancer. OSU release
Vaccine Market
While in India promoting tuberculosis vaccine research, Bill Gates likened his philanthropic efforts to building up Microsoft. "In my work at Microsoft, my job was hiring talented engineers to solve tough problems that look unsolvable and backing their work for five or 10 years and understanding what works and what doesn't work," he said. "At the foundation, it is similar... Running the foundation is a lot like running a software innovation company." Article
An outbreak of pertussis at La Cañada High School in California has led school administrators to push for student vaccinations. News
Cooper Animal Health's new bovine respiratory disease vaccine is now on the market. It is the only vaccine that targets both the bacterial and viral culprits for the disease--the leading killer in feedlots. Item