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Articles Tagged with ''Lyme disease''

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Pfizer invests €90.5M in Valneva, as Lyme disease vaccine heads for phase III

June 20, 2022
By Richard Staines
Valneva SE has struggled to get its COVID-19 vaccine on the market, but efforts to get the first Lyme disease vaccine approved in years now appear firmly on track after partner Pfizer Inc. invested €90.5 million (US$94.9 million) in the project. New York-based Pfizer has been working with Saint-Herblain, France based Valneva on the Lyme disease vaccine since April 2020, when the big pharma bought into the development program for the vaccine candidate codenamed VLA-15 for $130 million.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies’ T-Detect Lyme flags early-stage cases of tick-borne disease

June 17, 2022
By Meg Bryant
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. launched T-Detect Lyme, a T-cell-based clinical test to detect immune response activated by Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial species of spirochete that causes Lyme disease. The CLIA-validated laboratory-developed test (LDT) is meant to help diagnose early Lyme disease in adults showing signs and symptoms of the tick-borne illness.
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Undeterred by past traumas, Valneva and Pfizer press on with Lyme disease vaccine

Feb. 9, 2022
By Richard Staines
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S. and is also common in certain areas of Europe. Yet, despite this, there are no FDA-approved vaccines available to treat it, meaning those diagnosed must receive a dose of antibiotics. But antibiotics are problematic because of the risk of treatment-resistant strains emerging. That leaves a pressing need for a vaccine or other way to prevent infections from the tick-borne bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Vaccine shows efficacy against Lyme disease in guinea pigs

Nov. 18, 2021
By John Fox
A newly developed messenger RNA vaccine is the first such approach to elicit acquired resistance against the tick Ixodes scapularis and prevent it from transmitting the Lyme disease vector Borrelia burgdorferi in guinea pigs, according to a U.S. study led by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
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Regulatory front for Feb. 10, 2021

Feb. 10, 2021
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: HHS posts request for information for Lyme diagnostics; NICE: Stak device backed by one 35-enrollee study.
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Perkinelmer to acquire Oxford Immunotec for $591M

Jan. 7, 2021
By Meg Bryant
Perkinelmer Inc. is aiming to boost its infectious disease testing footprint with the acquisition of Oxford Immunotec Global plc for $591 million in cash. The purchase, reported Thursday, will allow Perkinelmer to expand its current offerings with solutions for tuberculosis (TB) detection. Perkinelmer shares (NYSE:PKI) hit a high of $162.16 Thursday morning, before closing at $160.53 – up 2.66% from the Wednesday’s close of $156.37.
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Japan defines path for COVID-19 vaccines

Oct. 12, 2020
By Mari Serebrov and Mark McCarty
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: ICER cost models going global; Canada prepares for ICH Q12; HHS partners on Lyme innovation; AMA adds codes for COVID-influenza testing; MedPAC concerned about post-pandemic telehealth; CMS: CLIA audits yield cease-and-desist letters.
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Japan defines path for COVID-19 vaccines

Oct. 12, 2020
By Mari Serebrov
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: ICER cost models going global; Canada prepares for ICH Q12; HHS partners on Lyme innovation.
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Valneva banks $130M as Pfizer buys into Lyme disease vaccine program

April 30, 2020
By Cormac Sheridan
DUBLIN – Shares in Valneva SE rose by as much as 32% during early trading April 30 on news that Pfizer Inc. is paying $130 million up front to in-license its Lyme disease candidate vaccine, VLA-15.
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