Vaccines: Mise, companies ready for “in bulk”, in 4-6 months

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The government is evaluating the hypothesis of producing anti-Covid vaccines in Italy, to face cuts from pharmaceutical companies. At the meeting that took place today at the Mise on the possibility of producing anti-Covid vaccines in Italy, the availability of some companies to produce the “bulk”, that is, the active ingredient and the other components of the anti-Covid vaccine, was verified. , because the necessary bioreactors and fermenters are already equipped, or will soon be able to do so. Production can take place at the end of the authorization process by the competent authorities, in an estimated time of 4/6 months. Giorgetti confirmed the government’s willingness to create a pole in Italy for drug and vaccine research with public and private investment.

The meeting, the second after February 25, was chaired by the Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti, and was attended by the emergency commissioner Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the president of Farmindustria Massimo Scaccabarozzi, with the general director Enrica Giorgetti , and the director of the Carlo Riccini study center. Undersecretary Franco Gabrielli was present. President Giorgio Palù participated for Aifa.

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In filling-finishing, many companies are ready.

From the meeting, a note from Mise clarified, it appears that there are immediate conditions to start the filling and finishing phase. “Thanks to excellence in Italian manufacturing, in fact, he explains, many companies are now ready to go. The minister has given mandate to the different competent representatives present – it is added – to proceed with the identification of contractors capable of producing vaccines for the autumn of 2021 ».