Periodic Reporting for period 1 - AUTOOLIGO (Automated synthesis of S. pneumoniae 7F capsular polysaccharide repeating unit as candidate for conjugate vaccines)

Pneumococcal infections cause millions of deaths among children and the elderly worldwide, despite the widespread use of a blockbuster glycoconjugate vaccine Prevnar13®.[1] This vaccine induces an immune response against bacterial cell-wall glycans which are not present on...