
Veronika Skvortsova announced the registration of the first allergy vaccine and plans to produce drugs for meningococcus, dengue fever and glioblastoma.
The head of the FMBA, Veronika Skvortsova, announced the registration of the first allergy vaccine against birch pollen in the Russian Federation and the development of new drugs against ragweed, meningococcus, dengue fever and glioblastoma.
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FMBA is developing domestic drugs for the treatment of allergic diseases and oncology.
A vaccine against allergies to ragweed, against meningococcal infection, against dengue fever and a personalized oncovaccine for the treatment of glioblastoma will soon appear in Russia, said the head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) of Russia Veronika Skvortsova.
“Last week, the first allergy vaccine against birch pollen and cross-food allergies was registered, and now the second vaccine against ragweed allergy is on its way,” Skvortsova said at the plenary session of the III International Forum “Bioprom”.
She added that the department is also currently developing vaccines against meningococcal infection, dengue fever and personalized cancer vaccines.
According to her, earlier the FMBA presented a unique domestic vaccine for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Currently, work is underway on a vaccine for glioblastoma.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Health announced the registration of the domestic vaccine Allergarda for the prevention and treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. The head of the FMBA, Veronika Skvortsova, noted that the drug will be released into civilian circulation in October.
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