A decades-long program to develop the first new vaccine for pulmonary tuberculosis in a century has received a half-billion dollar funding boost. British drugmaker GSK (LSE: GSK) has been working on the jab, dubbed M72, since it picked up rights to the candidate through its 2005 purchase of American biotech Corixa. While the vaccine has shown 54% effectiveness in a Phase II trial enrolling around ... - The Pharma Letter