Thursday 28 August 2014

What are the New Approaches in Vaccine Development?



The present-day vaccine manufacturing sector has undergone several changes. The demand for human vaccination is anticipated to shoot up – especially in the underdeveloped and developing parts of the world. The emerging countries require affordable vaccines. Only a small portion of a large population of an underdeveloped country has access to high-quality heat stable vaccines. It’s predicted that by circa 2015, the entire vaccine market will be worth USD 25 billion.

Vaccine development in the Asia Pacific Region

Many vaccine researchers as well as manufacturers have taken note of low immunization rates in Asia Pacific regions. The regions have three things in common: burgeoning population, increased personal wealth and enhanced govt. funding. Each of these factors contributes to improving personal health of the population. Vaccine growth in Asia Pacific is up to 65 percent.

New approaches

Increased demands for vaccination have put new challenges for vaccinologists and researchers. As the market grows, fresh, innovative approaches are developed to build effective vaccines. Health policy makers are leaving no stone unturned to make vaccines easily accessible.  The policy makers adopt a large set of improved technologies for making vaccines easily available. 

Accelerated sterility testing – One of the most significant approaches that are adopted by contemporary vaccinologists is improved sterility testing. The main purpose of accelerated sterility testing is providing biosafety to a vaccine. In simple terms, the test helps determine whether a vaccine has fungi/bacteria or not. Accelerated sterility testing helps vaccinologists perform quick checks upon a vaccine and saves a lot of time.

Real-time detection – The absence or presence of mycoplasma can now be analysed via RNA detection. The RNA detection uses new types of kits and technologies. Such revolutionary detection kits require a meagre (20 ml) of test article.

Such type of technologies has transformed the entire realm of vaccine preparation. With such cutting-edge technologies by our side, we can hope the future to be better and healthy.

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