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Hookipa: Next wave vector
Hookipa's Vaxwave vaccine vectors to avoid adjuvants, boosters
April 1, 2013 7:00 AM UTC
Hookipa Biotech AG is using its Vaxwave technology to discover and develop viral vectors designed to elicit B cell and CD8+ T cell immune responses without concurrent induction of antibodies that block vector re-administration.
A number of companies have developed vaccine vectors based on viruses, but the method has several challenges, including high seroprevalence rates of the viruses from which the vectors are derived and vector-specific antibody immunity. The former can interfere with the efficacy of the initial vaccine administration while the latter can prevent effective boosting...