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  • Quebec-based Medicago is transforming the use of plant-based technologies to rapidly develop and produce novel vaccines and therapeutic proteins.

    • Medicago Inc
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  • With core competencies in small-molecule drug design and synthesis, Shionogi continues to achieve success in and expand its infectious disease portfolio of both antibacterials and antivirals, many of which are home-grown products.

    • Shionogi Pharmaceutical Research Center
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  • The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics’ public–private partnerships and delivery of translational projects help vulnerable people in resource-poor countries.

    • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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  • The market for drugs and vaccines to combat infectious diseases is expanding overall, but with wide variation in sales among its segments. This article analyzes the products, trends and dealmaking underlying these changes.

    • Antonio Iervolino
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  • YUMAB, a global provider of fully human monoclonal antibody discovery and development, has relocated its headquarters to Germany’s hotspot of infectious research and is advancing new opportunities for the expedited development of prophylactic and therapeutic antibodies and vaccines to fight infectious diseases.

    • YUMAB GmbH
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  • Building on its history of successful collaborations, Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi, is seeking partners with a common drive for excellence and pursuit of innovation.

    • Sanofi Pasteur
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  • Using its antibiotic renewable technology, Helperby Therapeutics is developing a new class of antibiotics with activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria, including strains with transferable resistance to carbapenems and colistin.

    • Helperby Therapeutics Ltd
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  • Anti-infective company VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals has developed injectable and orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antibiotics that could help curb the expansion of antimicrobial resistance. The company is now seeking clinical and commercial partnerships.

    • VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals
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  • BioCubaFarma, the Cuban organization of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries, manages the country’s efforts toward manufacturing medicines, diagnostics and medical equipment and providing high quality life science services to improve people’s health. BioCubaFarma serves as a gateway for potential partners and investors interested in accessing the extensive biopharma resources Cuba has to offer.

    • BioCubaFarma
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  • C-Bridge Capital specializes in the growing Chinese health care market and is using its expertize to identify emerging industry leaders and bring global innovation into China.

    • C-Bridge Capital
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  • Fibrosis-related diseases, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, have generated a wave of deal and funding activity over recent years. Here, we highlight a selection of these deals.

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  • An intravenously administered oncolytic virus platform delivers combinations of therapeutic genes specifically to solid tumors to enable a potent anticancer immune response while minimizing systemic toxicity.

    • PsiOxus Therapeutics Inc
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