Emergent BioSolutions Signs $87 Million Deal to Make AstraZeneca's Covid-19 Vaccine in US
FILE PHOTO: The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London.
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Under the agreement, Emergent will help with services involving development and analytical testing and will reserve some of its large-scale manufacturing capacity through 2020 for the vaccine.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc said on Thursday it signed a $87 million deal to make AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, as the British drugmaker looks to ramp up its efforts to bring a vaccine to the market.
Under the agreement, Emergent will help with services involving development and analytical testing and will reserve some of its large-scale manufacturing capacity through 2020 for the vaccine.
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