Emergent BioSolutions and the University of Oxford Form Joint Venture to Develop an Advanced...

yahoo.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Wednesday July 23, 12:05 am ET -- Wellcome Trust and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation have agreed to provide GBP 8 million in funding for Phase IIb clinical trial that is expected to commence in 2009-- The vaccine candidate, MVA85A, has been granted orphan drug designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) -- If successful, MVA85A would be the first new vaccine licensed to prevent tuberculosis in over 80 years OXFORD, England & ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of Oxford and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS - News ) announced today that they have formed a joint venture, The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium Ltd. (the “Consortium”), to further develop MVA85A, the world’s most clinically advanced vaccine candidate for the prevention of tuberculosis. The University of Oxford, through its... [read full story]                    

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