Federal government invests $200 million to build an mRNA vaccine plant in Ontario
Published on May 18, 2021 with No Comments
Expansion of Mississauga, Ont., site will allow Resilience Biotechnologies to produce millions of shots.
The federal government today announced a $200-million investment to help a Mississauga, Ont.-based company build a plant that can churn out millions of mRNA vaccines.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the money will be used to expand an existing site owned by Resilience Biotechnologies Inc. to provide “made-in-Canada solutions such as vaccines and treatments for future pandemics.”
The funds will expand Resilience’s manufacturing and fill-finish capacity for a number of vaccines and therapeutics, including mRNA shots like the ones now being used to fight COVID-19, Champagne said.
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