Biotherapeutics News for April 2021

Biotherapeutics News Archive

Akston Biosciences Launches Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Second-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine

First subjects dosed with AKS-452, COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the Netherlands trial the vaccine is shelf-stable for 4 months at 25 degrees Celsius (77° Fahrenheit). 176 volunteers will participate in the clinical trial the safety and immune response read-outs expected in Q2 2021

£8.7m collaboration seeks better route to modern medicines £8.7m collaboration seeks better route to modern medicines

An £8.7 million, five-year research collaboration led by the University of Edinburgh and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK (FDB) will develop more cost-effective ways to make modern antibody-based medicines.