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Moderna, Inc. / Lonza Group AG

2020 · Co-Development · Complete

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May 01, 2020 Endpoints News Bullish

Moderna has tapped Lonza to scale up the manufacturing of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in a 10-year strategic collaboration that could ultimately produce…

Dec 18, 2020 FDA Press Release (Moderna EUA) Bullish

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease…

May 11, 2023 CDC COVID Data Tracker Neutral

As of the end of the public health emergency declaration on May 11, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported approximately 104 million…

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Moderna signed a 10-year strategic manufacturing agreement with Lonza for mRNA-1273 (Spikevax) and other mRNA medicines. Lonza established production lines in Portsmouth, NH (US) and Visp, Switzerland targeting four manufacturing kits each capable of producing up to 100M doses/year of mRNA-1273. Critical to global COVID-19 vaccine supply chain.

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