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GSK Eyes Development Of Ebola Vaccine

by Michael McCoy
August 18, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 33

GlaxoSmithKline says it is in discussions with regulators about beginning Phase I clinical trials of an Ebola vaccine candidate. GSK acquired the product as part of its May 2013 purchase of the Swiss vaccines firm Okairos for $325 million. The British drugmaker says it is working with NIH’s Vaccine Research Center to advance development of what is now an early-stage candidate. It cautions that clinical development for a new vaccine can take 10 or more years and that accelerating the process is difficult.

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