Swine Flu Fears Spur Over 3,000 Volunteers Fears about swine flu have spurred more than 3,000 people so far to volunteer to take part in upcoming clinical trials of a new vaccine. That's already more than the number scientists will need at eight different sites around the … [Read more...] about H1N1 Trial Researchers Fielding Calls From Thousands of Volunteers
GlaxoSmithKline
$2.1B Swine Flu Vaccination Serum Windfall for Glaxo
One Organization's Panic is an Other Organization's Profit With the swine flu pandemic grabbing headlines and scaring countries the world over, GlaxoSmithKline says that it expects to reap up to $2.1 billion next year from the sale of a new H1N1 vaccine. And it's already … [Read more...] about $2.1B Swine Flu Vaccination Serum Windfall for Glaxo
Health and Human Services Reports 2009 H1N1Vaccine Development Activities
Overview of H1N1 (Swine Flu) influenza virus The newly emergent 2009 H1N1 influenza virus is a novel virus with pandemic potential. Consistent with the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, HHS is committing funds for the production of pilot lots for clinical studies, as … [Read more...] about Health and Human Services Reports 2009 H1N1Vaccine Development Activities
Quel Surprise! Swine Flu Is Ready
Swine flu vaccine production underway This just in from my favorite Big Phara Newsletter, FiercePharma Using its baculovirus and insect cell manufacturing technology, Protein Sciences estimates that it could be delivering H1N1 swine flu vaccine by mid July. That includes … [Read more...] about Quel Surprise! Swine Flu Is Ready
Glaxo Chinese Joint Venture To Produce Vaccines
Glaxo Aggressively Pursues Asian Vaccine Markets GlaxoSmithKline has aggressively pursued a vaccine-production capability in Asia with a Chinese flu shot joint venture and a new plant in Singapore to make pneumonia vaccines. The company inked an alliance with Shenzhen Neptunus … [Read more...] about Glaxo Chinese Joint Venture To Produce Vaccines