Novartis receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation for Bexsero, a meningitis B vaccine.
Novartis
reported that Bexsero has received a breakthrough therapy designation from FDA. Bexsero is already approved in Europe, Canada, and Australia to help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B (meningitis B).
This announcement comes after a decision from regulators in the UK, where the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization recommended the inclusion of Bexsero in the country's National Immunization Program forroutine use in infants two years and up.
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Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Center Creates New Cell Therapy Institute
November 11th 2024With the launch of the Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery and Innovation, the MD Anderson Cancer Center will bring together expertise in developing cell therapies for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infections.