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Crucell, GSK Enter Second-Gen Malaria Vax Pact

Crucell N.V. and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a second-generation malaria vaccine candidate.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Crucell N.V. and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a second-generation malaria vaccine candidate. Preclinical data from earlier studies indicated significantly enhanced immune responses against the malaria parasite when Crucell’s Adenovirus (AdVac) technology and GSK’s RTS,S/AS technology are used in combination, versus either component alone. Crucell will contribute its recombinant malaria vaccine candidate, Ad35-CS, based o...

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