Abstract: The present invention provides a novel reference standard, comprising of activated-quenched polysaccharide, for quantifying polysaccharide content in a vaccine composition using nephelometry. The invention also provides a method for preparing the activated-quenched polysaccharide, for use as a reference standard. Further, a nephelometry based method for quantifying the polysaccharides in a multivalent conjugate vaccine is also provided. The reference standard of the present invention, comprising of the activated-quenched polysaccharide, is stable and can be used for accurate quantification of polysaccharides through nephelometry.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multivalent pneumococcal vaccine compositions comprising capsular pneumococcal polysaccharide serotypes each individually conjugated to carrier proteins. When conjugated, the combination of the capsular pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype and the carrier protein is referred to herein as a polysaccharide-protein conjugate. The pneumococcal vaccine compositions may further comprise one or more of the following: a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, a buffer, a preservative, a stabilizer, an adjuvant, and/or a lyophilization excipient. Methods of making and administering the pneumococcal vaccine compositions described herein are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multivalent pneumococcal vaccine compositions comprising capsular pneumococcal polysaccharide serotypes each individually conjugated to carrier proteins. When conjugated, the combination of the capsular pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype and the carrier protein is referred to herein as a polysaccharide-protein conjugate. The pneumococcal vaccine compositions may further comprise one or more of the following; a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, a buffer, a preservative, a stabilizer, an adjuvant, and/or a lyophilization excipient. Methods of making and administering the pneumococcal vaccine compositions described herein are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a colorimetric based method for quantifying carbohydrates in a given aqueous sample. The method provided by the invention uses 2-Phenoxyethanol as a novel reagent for quantifying carbohydrates in a given sample. The present invention is a rapid, sensitive, simple and direct method for carbohydrate quantification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multivalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugates vaccine composition comprising pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide of one or more Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes conjugated to one or more carrier proteins.

Abstract: The invention relates to capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically, the present invention relates to sized and purified capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 2, 15A, 15C & 35B and process for their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vaccine formulations comprising preservative systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to preservative systems for vaccine formulations which is free of thiomersal, and comprising 2-phenoxyethanol and at least one other preservative selected from m-cresol, benzyl alcohol, phenol and benzoic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multivalent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) composition comprising: 1) at least 12 capsular polysaccharides selected from serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9N, 9V, 15B, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F and 33F of S. pneumoniae activated with CDAP and conjugated to carrier protein selected from CRM197, pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), pneumococcal adhesin protein (PsaA) or combination thereof and 2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition does not contain capsular polysaccharide from serotype 6A.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multivalent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) composition comprising: 1) at least 12 capsular polysaccharides selected from serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9N, 9V, 15B, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F and 33F of S. pneumoniae activated with CDAP and conjugated to carrier protein selected from CRM197, pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), pneumococcal adhesin protein (PsaA) or combination thereof and 2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition does not contain capsular polysaccharide from serotype 6A.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multivalent pneumococcal vaccine compositions comprising capsular pneumococcal polysaccharide serotypes each individually conjugated to carrier proteins. When conjugated, the combination of the capsular pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype and the carrier protein is referred to herein as a polysaccharide-protein conjugate. The pneumococcal vaccine compositions may further comprise one or more of the following; a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, a buffer, a preservative, a stabilizer, an adjuvant, and/or a lyophilization excipient. Methods of making and administering the pneumococcal vaccine compositions described herein are also provided.