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SEATTLE, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Immune Design Corp. (IDC), a privately held biotechnology company developing novel vaccines and immunotherapies for infectious disease and cancer, announced today that it has entered into a license and development agreement with MedImmune for the use and commercialization of IDC's proprietary Glucopyranosyl Lipid Adjuvant (GLA) as a component in vaccines for select infectious diseases. "We are pleased to enter into this license with MedImmune as one of the...

As the medical community searches for better vaccines and ways to deliver them, a University of Rochester scientist believes he has discovered a new approach to boosting the body's response to vaccinations.Richard P. Phipps, Ph.D., found that the same molecules used in drugs that treat diabetes also stimulate B cells in the immune system, pushing them to make antibodies for protection against invading microorganisms.The University of Rochester Medical Center has applied for international...

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e1ceb5/stakeholder_opinio) has announced the addition of the "Stakeholder Opinions: Vaccine Adjuvants - Uncertainties Rule" report to their offering. Adjuvants are coming increasingly into focus for vaccine developers since many novel split- and subunit vaccines are insufficiently immunogenic on their own. Adjuvants offer a solution: they can accelerate, enhance and prolong the immune response to vaccination but also enable...