Fast-Tracked DNA-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine to Be Given to Melanoma Patients in U.K.
Patients in England with advanced skin melanoma are receiving a “revolutionary” new therapeutic cancer vaccine in a National Health Service (NHS) clinical trial that is being used to fast-track the biological to licensure. The vaccine, iSCIB1+—also known as ImmunoBody—is a DNA-based treatment designed to boost the immune system’s ability to target and remember melanoma cells.1 […]
“Needle-Free” Vaccines Pushed by Gates Foundation, U.S. Government
The pharmaceutical industry is continuing to receive funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. government to develop vaccines that can be administered without using a syringe. Last month, the Gates Foundation awarded a $23.6 million grant to Micron Biomedical, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia to manufacture needle-free vaccines. This was followed by […]