Abstract: The invention relates to the field of influenza vaccine production. Influenza vaccines have been produced in embryonated hens' eggs for over 50 years, but recently there have been considerable efforts to develop cell culture systems for vaccine production. In one embodiment, the invention provides a nucleic acid comprising an influenza gene segment and a bacteriophage polymerase promoter or a complementary strand of said nucleic acid, and a cell comprising such a nucleic acid capable of producing desired influenza virus. In another embodiment, the invention provides a composition comprising a cell or material derived from a cell according to the invention and a virus or material derived from a viral particle according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of influenza vaccine production. Influenza vaccines have been produced in embryonated hens' eggs for over 50 years, but recently there have been considerable efforts to develop cell culture systems for vaccine production. The invention provides a nucleic acid comprising an influenza gene segment and a bacteriophage polymerase promotor or a complementary strand of said nucleic acid, and a cell comprising such a nucleic acid capable of producing desired influenza virus. Furthermore, the invention provides a composition comprising a cell or material derived from a cell according to the invention and a virus or material derived from a viral particle according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of influenza virus and the vaccination against flu. The invention provides a conditionally defective influenza virus particle having seven different influenza nucleic acid segments. The invention also provides a conditionally defective influenza virus particle lacking an influenza nucleic acid segment selected from the group of segments essentially encoding acidic polymerase (PA), the basic polymerase 1 (PB1) and the basic polymerase 2 (PB2). In particular, the invention provides defective influenza virus particles having seven different influenza nucleic acid segments and lacking an influenza nucleic acid segment essentially encoding acidic polymerase.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of influenza vaccine production. Influenza vaccines have been produced in embryonated hens' eggs for over 50 years, but recently there have been considerable efforts to develop cell culture systems for vaccine production. The invention provides a nucleic acid comprising an influenza gene segment and a bacteriophage polymerase promotor or a complementary strand of said nucleic acid, and a cell comprising such a nucleic acid capable of producing desired influenza virus. Furthermore, the invention provides a composition comprising a cell or material derived from a cell according to the invention and a virus or material derived from a viral particle according to the invention.