Posts Tagged ‘Glaxo’

UPDATE 1-GSK Says Cervarix Effective Against More Viruses

7th July 2009 by admin No Comments

* Vaccine works against three extra cancer-causing viruses
* Protects in total against five most common cancer viruses
* Is ‘first time’ has been shown for cervical cancer vaccine (Adds details on male vaccination)
GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s (GSK.L) Cervarix is the first product of its kind to show it protects against the five most common cervical [...]

Novartis Hopeful of H1N1 Flu Vaccine By Autumn

12th June 2009 by admin 5 Comments

Novartis AG (NOVN.VX) expects a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, the source of the first flu pandemic for 40 years, to be available by the autumn after it produced the first batch for testing ahead of schedule.
The vaccine will enter clinical trials next month, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday, a day after the World [...]