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Vaccine adjuvants & Chilean soapbark
Santiago, Chile33.45°S 70.66°W
computed criticality17/100
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Potent adjuvants (QS-21, Matrix-M) come from Chilean soapbark; Desert King is effectively the only GMP human-vaccine-grade supplier
2024Fault line
Some of the most effective adjuvants (shingles, malaria, Novavax vaccines) rest on a saponin extracted from the bark of the quillay, a tree endemic to Chile. A biodiversity active ingredient, slow to produce and geographically unique.
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Desert King (Chile)
GSK (AS01)
Novavax (Matrix-M)
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