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Pharmaceutical companies developing vaccine for coronavirus in record time (video)

Inovio's Dr Kate Broderick explains how - starting with the DNA sequence

31-Jan-2020

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BBC's Tulip Mazumdar went inside Inovio's laboratory in San Diego.

Developing a new vaccine can take years.

Chinese authorities published the virus sequence online.

Designed the vaccine almost overnight.

Target DNA added to bacteria in plasmid manufacturing lab.

Product purified from the bacteria after incubation.

Preclinical testing starting this week.

Hope to start human testing by early summer.

Dr Kate Broderick heads up reseach & development.

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Inovio

Reshaping the future of treating and preventing cancer and infectious diseases by activating antigen-specific immune responses

Kate Broderick

Head of Research & Development at Inovio

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