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Solid Support for Flu Vaccine Development

 
• By Mark Ratner

Vaccines generally are one of the few areas in pharmaceutical development where government incentives, science, and intellectual property are in alignment to favor commercialization. This is particularly true for flu vaccine, where recent events have drawn the attention of government and Big Pharma. That, plus the advent of new adjuvant technology and innovative manufacturing methods, signals opportunity for new players.

Seven influenza vaccines are now approved for immunization and distribution in the US, including one for avian flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that based on current manufacturing trends, the six manufacturers of seasonal influenza vaccines will supply a record 132 million doses for the 2007-2008 flu season.

That’s a much different picture compared with just over three years ago, when there were only three flu vaccine products: Fluzone, from market leader Sanofi Pasteur, a unit of...

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