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Merck to clean up vaccines

by Alex Scott
July 4, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 27

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Credit: Merck KGaA
Merck and IVI want to improve vaccine manufacturing.Vaccine process development at Merck.
A photo of vaccine process development at Merck.
Credit: Merck KGaA
Merck and IVI want to improve vaccine manufacturing.Vaccine process development at Merck.

Merck KGaA and the International Vaccine Institute are joining to develop improved vaccine manufacturing processes using funding and expertise provided by the German firm. The partners seek to advance vaccine manufacture by raising process yields and improving purification steps, particularly for vaccines destined for developing countries. Their initial focus will be a vaccine for typhoid.

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