Therapy Areas: Vaccines
Biovectra to Develop mRNA Vaccine and Bio-Manufacturing Facility
24 November 2021 - - Canada-based biotech and pharmaceutical CDMO Biovectra has released plans for the development of a specializing in the production and manufacturing of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics one of the first of its kind in Canada.

This new capability will result from a joint private-public investment made by Biovectra and the federal and provincial governments who are contributing CDN 39.8m and CDN 10m respectively to the total project cost of CDN 79.6m in support of the Biovectra mRNA Vaccine and Bio-manufacturing facility.

Biovectra CEO Oliver Technow was joined earlier TODAY at the company's Charlottetown headquarters by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island to announce support for this new domestic capability.

Over the past several years, Biovectra has expanded its business to develop and produce commercial scale biotherapeutics, at its accredited facility in Windsor, Nova Scotia.

It is one of five Biovectra sites, located in Atlantic Canada.

As part of this most recent investment, the Windsor site will also see an expansion to support the development and production of plasmid DNA, the key ingredient to manufacture mRNA therapeutics and vaccines.

The PEI bio-manufacturing facility will include fill finish capabilities.

Biovectra is a global biotech and pharmaceutical CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organization) that specializes in clinical-to-commercial scale production capabilities for: biologics, bioreagents, fermented small molecules, synthetic small molecules, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Flexibility, creativity, process optimization and compliance are at the heart of our method.

With over 550 employees and cGMP facilities in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, Canada we assure our programs advance on time and with the highest quality outcomes.
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