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Russia to test Ebola candidate in Guinea: AFP
Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova announced that an Ebola vaccine developed in that country did well in Phase I and II trials, and will enter further testing in Guinea, Agence France-Presse reported.
U.K. committee warns that country is unprepared for an epidemic
The most recent Ebola outbreak exposed the U.K.'s inadequate ability to respond to an infectious disease epidemic, the country's Commons Science Committee said on Monday. While Ebola did not spread beyond West Africa, the world may not be so lucky next time.
Merck to submit Ebola vaccine for regulatory approval in 2017
Merck's candidate is the furthest along in the quest for an Ebola vaccine, having posted interim Phase III data showing 100% efficacy last July. Now, the Big Pharma has won $5 million from Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, to help see its candidate through late-stage trials, licensure and prequalification by the WHO, and plans to submit the vaccine for regulatory approval by the end of 2017.
Baltimore's Profectus BioSciences starts PhI trial of Ebola vaccine
Back in October 2014, Profectus BioSciences scored $9.5 million in Department of Defense funding to manufacture its trivalent vaccine to protect against Ebola and Marburg viruses. Now, the Baltimore-based biotech is taking its Ebola candidate to Phase I trials.
GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine shows safety in PhI
GlaxoSmithKline's experimental Ebola jab, which was taken to Phase I in the U.S. and Mali last October, was well-tolerated and elicited strong immune responses in adults.
Reports: Chinese firm to spend $315M on Ebola vaccine manufacturing plant
Despite the West Africa Ebola epidemic's tapering off, a Chinese firm says it will invest $315 million into a facility in Tianjin to mass produce an Ebola vaccine developed by a group out of China's Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Reuters
J&J; brings Ebola vaccine to trial in Sierra Leone
Just three weeks after it struck up a $28.5 million government partnership to advance its Ebola vaccine, Johnson & Johnson announced on Friday that it is starting a safety and immunogenicity trial in Sierra Leone for its Ebola candidate.
UPDATED: NewLink wins $26.1M in government funding to advance Ebola vaccine
NewLink Genetics won a total of $26.1 million in funding to further the development of its candidate Ebola vaccine from the DOD's Defense Threat Reduction Agency and HHS' BARDA in the span of just over a week. The company has licensed the research, development and manufacturing of the jab to Merck.
Inovio-led team picks up $24M from DARPA to develop Ebola vaccine, treatments
Just 5 months after it scored $21 million of a potential $45 million grant for the development of Ebola treatments, Inovio Pharmaceuticals picked up the remaining $24 million from DARPA, the company announced on Monday. The DOD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chose Inovio to lead the development of Ebola treatments and preventive measures, including a DNA-based vaccine against the disease.
J&J;'s Janssen strikes four-year, $28.5M government partnership to advance Ebola vaccine
Johnson & Johnson's Janssen struck a four-year, $28.5 million government partnership to further the development of the Ebola jab on which Janssen is collaborating with Bavarian Nordic. Janssen awarded Bavarian Nordic $9 million in a subcontract, the latter announced Tuesday.
