Recent Examples on the WebRecognizing the need for a comprehensive strategy, the funding is going to multidisciplinary groups with expertise in virology and immunology, immunogen design, and innovative vaccine and adjuvant platforms and technologies. Laura Defrancesco, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 Mosaico is based on Imbokodo’s unique mosaic immunogen approach. Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2019
Word History
Etymology
immuno- + -gen (earlier as a trademark)
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
immunogen
noun
im·mu·no·gen i-ˈmyü-nə-jən ˈim-yə-nə-
-ˌjen
: an antigen that provokes an immune response (as antibody production)