Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
3. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Abstract
With the continued march of antimicrobial resistance, a renewed impetus for better vaccines has been heralded. Identification of potent subunit vaccines has been greatly facilitated by recent developments in reverse vaccinology and proteomics strategies. There are a range of antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens that could be targeted by potent vaccine antigens identified within the coming years. However, cost is a significant hurdle in progressing lead antigen candidates to clinical trials. In order for novel vaccine technologies to realize their clinical potential, there is a requirement to improve investment and incentives to expedite the development of vaccines that are apparently efficacious in preclinical trials.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1216287
Recommended Citation
McClean, S. (2016). Prospects for subunit vaccines: Technology advances resulting in efficacious antigens requires matching advances in early clinical trial investment. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics , vol. 12, no. 12, pg. 3103–3106. doi:10.1080/21645515.2016.1216287