Sanofi Pasteur, AstraZeneca Link To Develop MEDI8897 Infant RSV Vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur and AstraZeneca will collaborate over the UK pharma's monoclonal antibody MEDI8897 to develop and commercialize a pediatric vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus.

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Tapping each other's respective strengths, Sanofi's vaccines unit Sanofi Pasteur and AstraZeneca PLC 's biologics R&D arm MedImmune have joined forces to develop and commercialize a prophylactic vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in newborns and infants.

Under the deal announced Feb. 3, MedImmune LLC will do the clinical development while Sanofi Pasteur will lead the...

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