Novartis says it's ready to pitch in on manufacturing rivals' COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics
Jan 28, 2021 9:57am Novartis is looking into manufacturing partnerships to boost coronavirus vaccine and diagnostic supplies, a spokesman said. (Novartis) Right after Sanofi stepped in to help produce Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccines in Europe, Novartis is exploring whether it can deploy its own manufacturing network to boost COVID-19 supplies. Separately, the U.S. is weighing the Defense Production Act to compel drugmakers to produce Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccines. Novartis is "currently in discussions with several companies with a view to supporting the manufacturing of vaccines and co...
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