COVID-19: AGC manufactures Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine: plasmid DNA
AGC Biologics ’Heidelberg:
On June 8th, AGC Biologics was commissioned to “manufacture plasmid DNA, which is the raw material for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.”
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: (Japanese name: Kominati)
The community is a vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer in the US and BioNTech in Germany.
It is a so-called “mRNA vaccine”.
Special approval approved in Japan:
in Japan,
In February 2021, as the first vaccine in Japan
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine was approved as a special case.
As of June 7, more than 16 million inoculations have been completed.
During 2021, Pfizer BioNTech vaccines will be delivered in 194 million doses.
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AGC Biologics’ Heidelberg Facility to Further Supply Plasmid DNA for COVID-19 Vaccine
AGC (Headquarters: Tokyo), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, and high-tech materials,
has announced that its biopharmaceutical CDMO subsidiary, AGC Biologics (Headquarters: United States), has announced its partnership with BioNTech SE (Nasdaq BNTX)
to further supply Plasmid DNA (pDNA) starting material for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, at AGC’s Heidelberg, Germany facility.
We are honored that
BioNTech has entrusted us to become part of their global supply network in an effort to make the vaccine available to as many people as possible around the world,” says AGC Biologics Chief Business Officer, Mark Womack.
We are very proud of our efforts
to provide our global customers with the essential materials needed to rapidly deliver vaccines in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
AGC Biologics
will manufacture and supply BioNTech with pDNA starting material, an essential component of BioNTech’s mRNA-based vaccine manufacturing process.
AGC Biologics’ Heidelberg facility
has over 20 years of experience delivering a very wide range of microbial programs for our customers.
In addition,
the site is AGC’s Center of Excellence for Plasmid DNA (pDNA) production, as part of their end-to-end Cell and Gene Therapy offering.
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which is based on BioNTech proprietary mRNA technology,
was developed by both BioNTech and Pfizer.
BioNTech is the Marketing Authorization Holder in the European Union,
and the holder of emergency use authorizations or equivalents
in the United States (jointly with Pfizer), United Kingdom,
Canada and other countries
in advance of a planned application for full marketing authorizations in these countries.
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