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Astellas, Affinivax form vaccine pact

by Michael McCoy
March 6, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 10

Astellas Pharma and Affinivax are joining to develop a vaccine targeting Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium that kills more than 1.6 million people per year, according to the World Health Organization. The partners will use Affinivax’s multiple antigen-presenting system technology, said to enable the binding of protective polysaccharides and proteins in a single vaccine. Japan-based Astellas will pay Affinivax $10 million up front as well as potential milestone payments.

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