Vaccine hope for Zika quoting : The Hindu

ICMR is collaborating with the vaccine maker and efforts are under way to test the vaccine in clinical trials later this year, adds Dr. Swaminathan. Efforts to protect the male reproductive organ and, by extension, preserving fertility, is not just aimed at infection control, Dr. Muthumani says. Interestingly, India's own efforts at vaccine development were announced before that of others at the peak of the outbreak last year. More significantly, initial experiments have shown that serum from immunised animals, when transferred to unvaccinated mice infected with zika, helped in restricting testicular damage. Dr. Muthumani is at the centre of an international collaboration that produced a vaccine, the first to be approved for clinical trials by the U.S., and now undergoing human trials in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.




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CEVEC is Transforming Vaccine Development starting with Zika

CEVEC Pharmaceuticals recently partnered up with NewLink Genetics to use its CAP technology for the development of new vaccines against the Zika virus. The Zika virus is a rapidly spreading virus, which has a serious risk of pandemic outbreak. We had the opportunity to ask CEVECs CSO a few questions about how their technology can transform vaccine development. This together with the overwhelming advantage in productivity has led our partner to rely on CAP cells for developing their Zika vaccine product. How do you see the future of vaccine development and your role in this field?



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