Vaccine research
Merck KGaA paid Oncothyreon $13 million for the right to manufacture Stimuvax, an experimental lung cancer vaccine. Merck already holds the commercialization rights to the vaccine. Report
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund has awarded nearly $4.7M to the Washington Vaccine Alliance for a program to help research new vaccines for E. coli, herpes and syphilis. Report
Vaccine market
Economic development officials in Lehigh County have been wooing Sanofi Pasteur, which is planning to expand its manufacturing capability in the U.S. Report
A seasonal flu outbreak in England has hit young adults particularly hard. Story
Hester launched a poultry vaccine against Coryza disease in chicken. Report