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CSL's Seqirus aims for 'industry leadership' as it integrates Novartis' flu vaccines
Months after its formation last fall, CSL's flu vaccines unit Seqirus is a loss-making entity. However, leadership there believes the operation can achieve "industry leadership" in 5 to 10 years by relying on a move into quadrivalent vaccines, the launch of Fluad and emerging markets growth.
Analyst: Mitsubishi Tanabe's tobacco-based flu jab could have 'significant impact' on market
Following Mitsubishi Tanabe's announcement that its tobacco-based flu vaccine could hit the market by 2018 or 2019, a GlobalData analyst has lauded the Japanese company's candidate as poised to "take over" the flu vaccine market from traditional egg-based vaccines.
Mitsubishi Tanabe's tobacco-based flu jab to enter late-stage trials this year
With flu season in full swing, Mitsubishi Tanabe has its eyes on the horizon as it aims to get its quick-to-produce, tobacco-based flu vaccine on the market by 2018 or 2019. Nikkei Asian Review reported on Tuesday that the Osaka-based company has "all but finished" safety and efficacy trials of the vaccine in the U.S. and Canada and plans to run late-stage trials by the end of the year.
Nearly a year into Novartis integration, GSK CEO won't discount vaccines spinoff
Since the completion of its massive asset swap with Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline has been working to integrate the Swiss drugmaker's vaccines stall into its own operations. Now, at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, GSK CEO Andrew Witty cited "optionality" for the unit in the future, saying the drugmaker wouldn't discount a future spinoff.
WHO meeting could change strain selection for flu vaccines
Health officials and experts will discuss ways to improve global surveillance of the flu and expedite the selection process for which flu strains to include in the vaccine each year.
CSL to buy back $723M of its shares
Australia's CSL, which completed its acquisition of Novartis' flu vaccines business this year, has launched a AU$1 million share buyback.
Analysis: Sanofi's Fluzone High Dose for adults 65+ results in lower medical costs
Older adults don't have as robust an immune response to the flu vaccine as young people do. So Sanofi Pasteur formulated a higher-dose version of its trivalent Fluzone vaccine, which was found in an economic analysis to result in lower medical costs for older adults.
J&J;, Scripps Research Institute test 'universal' flu vaccine in mice, monkeys
The NIAID may have posted 94% efficacy in mice for its investigational "universal" flu vaccine, but The Scripps Research Institute and partner Johnson & Johnson are hot on its heels.
CSL reports record $1.4B profit following Novartis flu vaccine purchase
CSL is now the second largest flu vaccine manufacturer in the world, thanks to its acquisition of Novartis' flu vaccine business. The company reported a AU$1.9 billion ($1.4 billion) full-year profit, a 6% increase over the previous year.
Novavax reports PhII success for quadrivalent seasonal flu vax
Novavax is making waves in the influenza space, reporting positive Phase II results for its quadrivalent seasonal flu vaccine on Thursday.
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