Tag Archives: pneumonia

Sanofi moves to buy Vicebio in a $1.15 billion deal, adding a Molecular Clamp platform and an RSV–hMPV combo vaccine to its respiratory arsenal

(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has agreed to acquire UK-based Vicebio for $1.15 billion upfront plus up to $450 million in milestones, with closing anticipated in Q4 2025. The deal adds an early-stage bivalent RSV/hMPV vaccine (VXB‑241, in Phase 1 for older adults) and … Read the full press release

European Society of Cardiology Endorses Vaccination as Key Tool to Prevent Heart Disease

(IN BRIEF) The European Society of Cardiology’s new Clinical Consensus Statement, published on 3 June 2025 in the European Heart Journal, positions vaccination as a core component of cardiovascular prevention. It reviews evidence that infections such as influenza, pneumonia, SARS-CoV-2, … Read the full press release

New Inhalable RNA Drug Shows Promise in Curbing Severe Lung Inflammation

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an inhalable RNA-based drug that targets macrophages, overactive immune cells often responsible for lung damage in diseases like Covid-19. The drug, RCS-21, inhibits the activity of microRNA 21, … Read the full press release

European Society of Cardiology, Prof Scott Montgomery: Severe infections in adulthood are associated with a contemporaneously raised risk of cardiovascular disease

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, 07-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Pneumonia or sepsis in adults that results in hospital admission is associated with a six-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the first year, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive … Read the full press release

Oxford researchers to make it much easier and cheaper to diagnose pneumonia

OXFORD, 05-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Oxford researchers are developing a tool to make it much easier and cheaper to diagnose pneumonia – the number one killer of children under 5. Their latest research is published in Journal of the Royal Society … Read the full press release