Neovacs to begin preclinical trial of antibody vaccine for type 1 diabetes

Neovacs’ interferon-alpha kinoid vaccine for type 1 diabetes will enter a preclinical trial under a collaboration agreement with researchers at the Cochin Hospital in Paris. The vaccine, which was studied as a lupus treatment in phase 1 and 2 trials, produces polyclonal neutralizing antibodies to interrupt IFN-alpha.

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