December 2022
By Catherine Jewell, Information and Digital Outreach Division, WIPO
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw warp-speed development of vaccines in some parts of the...
To much of the world, it seemed like the Covid-19 vaccines were whipped up in less than a year—an amazing feat of science and biotechnology if ever there was one. While the vaccines did get fast-tracked through clinical trial and regulatory approval phases, the truth is that the technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines—mRNA—had […]
What does shark liver oil, a vaccine adjuvant by GlaxoSmithKline restricted for use in vape pens, have in common with a tree bark extract used in Novavax and root beer? The answer is terpenes. Squalene is a triterpene derived from shark liver oil that the state of Oregon restricted for use in vape pens. GlaxoSmithKline […]