Senesco Chooses VGXI to Produce Factor 5A Plasmid
... Inc. (The Woodlands, TX) ("VGXI") to
supply the
plasmid portion of the Company's combination therapy ... in vivo results
using its combination siRNA and
plasmid against subcutaneous multiple
myeloma tumors in immunodeficient mice. The Factor 5A
plasmid being
produced by VGXI, as Senesco's preclinical ...
Vical Advances RapidResponse(TM) DNA Vaccine Platform Under $6 Million Grant from NIH
... effective dose,
head-to-head comparison against
plasmid DNA vaccine, Vaxfectin(R)
formulation ... includes delivery of linear DNA as well as
plasmid DNA.
Currently
plasmid DNA vaccines, which are under development ...
Genetic Immunity to Present at 2008 BIO International Convention
... the DermaVir Patch, which includes
HIV-specific
plasmid DNA encoded antigens.
About Genetic ... technology that includes
disease-specific
plasmid DNA encoded antigens. DermaPrep is the ... together make up the
DermaVir Patch. The
plasmid DNA within DermaVir Patch's ...
Vical Pandemic Influenza Vaccines Achieve T-Cell Responses and Cross-Clade Reactivity in Humans
... responses through Day 182.
Vical's monovalent vaccine contained a
plasmid (a closed loop of DNA) encoding the hemagglutinin (HA) surface protein ... responses against H5 as well. Vical's trivalent vaccine contains the H5
plasmid plus separate plasmids encoding consensus sequences of two highly ...
Vical Announces Breakthrough for Pandemic Influenza DNA Vaccines With Preliminary Human Data
... faster development
and production.
Vical's monovalent vaccine contains a
plasmid (a closed loop of DNA)
encoding the hemagglutinin (HA) surface protein ... responses
against H5 as well. Vical's trivalent vaccine contains the H5
plasmid plus
separate plasmids encoding consensus sequences of two highly ...
Genetic Immunity Announces Data Related to the DermaVir Nanomedicine Patch in the Journal of Immunology
... is a patented nanoformulation technology that includes
disease-specific
plasmid DNA encoded antigens. DermaPrep is the topical
administration device that ... of diseases. These two components together make
up the DermaVir Patch. The
plasmid DNA within DermaVir Patch's NanoComp
nanoparticles is specific to HIV and ...
Genetic Immunity Presents Clinical Data on DermaVir Patch Immune Therapy at 15th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
... time with
either 0.1, 0.4 or 0.8 mg of multiple HIV antigens encoding
plasmid DNA,
the active substance in DermaVir Patch. The same antiretroviral ... is an antigen
composition platform that combines a disease-specific
plasmid DNA with the
Company's formulation technology. The unique DNA for the ...
Multiple NIH Phase 2 HIV Vaccine Trials Using Vical's Technology Produce Encouraging Results
... results from a series of HIV vaccine Phase 2a
clinical trials, using a
plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccine developed by the NIH
Vaccine Research Center and ... vaccine trials contribute to the growing body of
knowledge demonstrating
plasmid DNA priming as a key factor in achieving
significant immune responses ...
Vical Receives Milestone Payment from Merck & Co., Inc. Triggered by Planned Initiation of Investigational Cancer DNA Vaccine Trial
... of a $1.0 million milestone payment from Merck & Co., Inc. based on Merck's planned initiation of a Phase I clinical trial of an investigational
plasmid DNA (pDNA) cancer vaccine. The candidate vaccine is based on Vical's DNA gene delivery technology and encodes human telomerase reverse transcriptase ...
Karolinska Institutet to Test Vical's Vaxfectin(R) Adjuvant With Preventive Vaccine against HIV Under Sponsorship of Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
... The two vaccine
components differ in how the genes are packaged. The DNA prime vaccine
component contains only the specific gene sequences in a
plasmid DNA ring,
and cannot reconstitute into an infectious virus. The HIV DNA vaccine was
developed by the SMI and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The ...
Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation of Phase 1b ZFP Therapeutic Data at American Diabetes Association Meeting
... blind Phase 2
clinical trial (SB-509-601) available in the fourth quarter of this year."
About SB-509
SB-509 is an injectable formulation of a
plasmid encoding a zinc finger
DNA-binding protein transcription factor (ZFP TF(TM)) designed to
upregulate the expression of the gene encoding vascular ...
Vical Receives NIH Grant for an Immunotherapeutic Herpes DNA Vaccine; Herpes Experts at University of Washington and University of Texas to Conduct Preclinical Development
... Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. The grant will fund the ongoing development of
Vical's immunotherapeutic
plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccine against herpes simplex
virus type 2 (HSV-2), a sexually transmitted virus which is the leading
cause of genital herpes. The HSV-2 ...
Sangamo BioSciences Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results
... moderate diabetic neuropathy over a six month period after a single administration of SB-509. SB-509 is an injectable formulation of
plasmid DNA that encodes a zinc finger DNA-binding protein transcription factor (ZFP TF(TM)), designed to upregulate the vascular endothelial ...
Vical Licensee Sanofi-aventis Initiates Phase 3 Trial to Reduce Amputations
... delivery
technology. Assuming successful completion of the trial, called TAMARIS,
sanofi-aventis expects to file for marketing approval in 2010. The
plasmid DNA (pDNA) therapy encodes Fibroblast Growth Factor 1
(FGF-1), a growth factor that stimulates the growth of blood vessels, and
is intended to reduce ...
Vical Begins Phase 1 Trial of DNA Vaccine Against H5N1 Pandemic Influenza
... Incorporated
(Nasdaq: VICL ) today announced the enrollment of the first subject in its
Phase 1 trial of the company's Vaxfectin(TM)-formulated
plasmid DNA (pDNA)
pandemic influenza vaccine. The double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will
evaluate safety, tolerability and immune responses in up to 60 ...
Inovio Biomedical's DNA Delivery Technology Significantly Enhances
Potency of HIV DNA Vaccine
... technology.
The paper, titled "Effect of
plasmid DNA vaccine design and in vivo
electroporation on ... this promise, vaccination using DNA
plasmid alone without
enhanced delivery has not been ... immune response by orders of magnitude over
DNA
plasmid alone. Plasmid-based vaccines induced higher ...
Inovio Biomedical Highlights Enhanced DNA Vaccine Potency with
Electroporation DNA Delivery Technology and New Devices at Gene
Therapy Meeting
... fermentation and
purification technology. After a
plasmid is delivered into muscle
or tumor cells, ... facilitate
delivery and expression of these
plasmid DNA-based
immunotherapeutics and have been shown ... enhance antibody and T-cell
immune responses over
plasmid DNA delivered by other methods,
suggesting the ...
Vical Interim Clinical Results Demonstrate Safety and Tolerability
of Inovio Biomedical's Electroporation DNA Delivery Technology
... for
intratumoral delivery into melanoma tumors of
plasmid DNA (pDNA)
encoding interleukin-2 (IL-2). The ... to facilitate
cellular uptake) of a
plasmid DNA designed to produce IL-2 in the
body. The ... fermentation and
purification technology. After a
plasmid is delivered into muscle
or tumor cells, ...
Expression Genetics, Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Phase
I Trial of Gene-Based IL-12 for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
... to clinical benefit in the patients
treated with higher dosages. IL-12
plasmid was detectable in
peritoneal fluid of all evaluable patients and in blood ... of
only a few patients at considerably lower level, suggesting that
the
plasmid delivery following EGEN-001 administration was
localized at the delivery ...
Inovio Biomedical's Partners to Present New Data from Two Cancer
Immunotherapy Clinical Trials
... bacterial fermentation and
purification technology. After a
plasmid is delivered into muscle
or tumor cells, production of the desired ... studies to boost the immune response by orders of
magnitude over DNA
plasmid alone. Breast cancer, prostate cancer,
melanoma, HIV and hepatitis C virus ...
Inovio: DNA delivery technology shows positive human results
... bacterial fermentation and
purification technology. After a
plasmid is delivered into muscle
or tumor cells, production of the desired ... boost antibody and T-cell immune response by
orders of magnitude over DNA
plasmid alone, suggesting the
potential to provide better protection from complex ...
CytoGenix to Present at 2007 International DNA Vaccines Conference
in Spain
... comparable to, and in
some cases more effective than responses mediated by
plasmid DNA.
Data will also be shown demonstrating the effectiveness of a ... challenge experiments
demonstrated that synDNA(TM) is just as effective as
plasmid in
mediating a protective immune response when the host is attacked ...
Inovio Biomedical's DNA Delivery Technology Shows Safety and
Enhances Gene Expression & Tumor Responses in Interim Melanoma
Clinical Study Results
... bacterial fermentation and
purification technology. After a
plasmid is delivered into muscle
or tumor cells, production of the desired ... boost antibody and T-cell immune response by
orders of magnitude over DNA
plasmid alone, suggesting the
potential to provide better protection from complex ...
Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation of ZFP Therapeutic Data
From Nerve Regeneration Program at American Society for Neural
Therapy and Repair Meeting
... and neuroprotective properties in
several models that assess nerve integrity and health. In addition,
Sangamo is currently developing SB-509, a
plasmid formulation of
this same ZFP TF, for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy and has
two ongoing Phase 2 trials in this area.
Dr. Fehlings and his ...
Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation of Phase 1 ZFP
Therapeutic Data at American Diabetes Association Meeting
... of clinical development with our two ongoing Phase 2
clinical trials."
About the SB-509 Clinical Program
SB-509 is an injectable formulation of
plasmid DNA that encodes
a ZFP TF, designed to upregulate the VEGF-A gene.
Phase 1
Phase 1b study to assess the safety and clinical effects of a
single ...