Vaccines

Companies Vaccines

SIRION BIOTECH GmbH, Germany

SIRION Biotech is Europe's leading commercial supplier of viral vectors used for genetic cell modelling, gene target validation and gene therapy- and vaccination studies. Since its foundation in 2007, SIRION’s mission has been to change the paradigm for viral vector supplies. It has the ability to more

Richter-Helm BioLogics GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Richter-Helm is a Hamburg, Germany-based contract development and manufacturing company specialized in products derived from bacteria and yeasts, with a proven 25-year track record. Count on us to flexibly provide a comprehensive range of services and customized solutions. Clients worldwide have al more

CureVac AG, Germany

CureVac is a leading company in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with more than 18 years’ expertise in handling and optimizing this versatile molecule for medical purposes. The principle of CureVac's proprietary technology is the use of mRNA as a data carrier to instruct the human body t more

News Vaccines

• Tailor-made vaccines could almost halve rates of serious bacterial disease
  

  New research has found that rates of disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae could be substantially reduced by changing our approach to vaccination. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Simon Fraser University in Canada and Imperial College London combined genomic data, m more

• Researchers discover vaccine to strengthen the immune system of plants
  

  Like animals and humans, plants possess a kind of immune system. It can e.g. recognize pathogenic fungi by the chitin in their cell walls, triggering disease resistance. Some fungi hide from the immune system by modifying some of the chitin building blocks, converting chitin into chitosan. Researche more

• Universal flu vaccine protects against 6 influenza viruses
  

  A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The more

Infographics Vaccines

A Summary of Common Vaccine Components

The recent measles outbreak in the US has once again provoked discussion over vaccinations, and why some parents choose not to vaccinate their children despite the benefits of doing so. Whilst not the only factor, part of the blame lies with misinformation about the chemical composition of vaccines more

Publications Vaccines

• Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 347: Protection against Virulent Infectious Bronchitis Virus Challenge Conferred by a Recombinant Baculovirus Co-Expressing S1 and N Proteins

  Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 347: Protection against Virulent Infectious Bronchitis Virus Challenge Conferred by a Recombinant Baculovirus Co-Expressing S1 and N Proteins Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10070347 Authors: Yuan Yuan Zhi-Peng Zhang Yi-Ning He Wen-Sheng Fan Zhi-Hua Dong Li-Hua Zhang more

• In silico prediction of protein–protein interaction between Glossina m. morsitans (Westwood, 1851) and Trypanosoma brucei (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae)

  Abstract Trypanosoma brucei is a pathogenic protozoa that causes chronic Human African Trypanosomiasis and African Animal Trypanosomiasis. The pathogenic parasite is transmitted to humans by the tsetse fly, Glossina m. morsitans. Trypanosomiasis control strategies have targeted either the tsetse ve more

• Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 325: A Simple and Robust Approach for Evaluation of Antivirals Using a Recombinant Influenza Virus Expressing Gaussia Luciferase

  Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 325: A Simple and Robust Approach for Evaluation of Antivirals Using a Recombinant Influenza Virus Expressing Gaussia Luciferase Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10060325 Authors: Ping Li Qinghua Cui Lin Wang Xiujuan Zhao Yingying Zhang Balaji Manicassamy Yong Yang more