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The vaccine journey: From bench to needle
4 Jul 2023In this application note, Bio-Rad discusses vaccines and the optimized research and development involved. The note includes an infographic on building better vaccines and highlights the importance of maintaining quality on a large scale. Additionally, the development of various types of vaccines, including live attenuated vaccines, inactivated vaccines, subunit vaccines, viral vector vaccines, and nucleic acid vaccines are discussed alongside the advantages and challenges associated with each type of vaccine. Overall, the note emphasizes the convenience, reliability, and optimization of vaccine development and provides further information on pre-validated and custom assays for digital PCR.
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