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Emergent BioSolutions Awarded 19.7M Ebola Antibody Contract

by Global Biodefense Staff
July 20, 2015
Ebola Monoclonal Antibody Countermeasures

Emergent BioSolutions today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) valued at $19.7 million to develop and manufacture Ebola monoclonal antibodies.

This contract is the first BARDA Task Order for an Ebola countermeasure awarded to Emergent under the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) program.

Under the scope of this two-year contract, Emergent will manufacture cGMP lots of three Ebola monoclonal antibodies in CHO cell lines at a 2000 Liter scale. The company will conduct process development, analytical method development, execute small-scale production runs, and perform cGMP cell banking leading to cGMP manufacture of bulk drug substance.

“Emergent is pleased to work with BARDA on this contract, which reflects the government’s commitment to enhancing public-private partnerships and, together, taking steps to achieve a state of readiness against emerging public health threats,” said Adam Havey, executive vice president and president, biodefense division of Emergent BioSolutions.

The monoclonal antibodies will be manufactured at Emergent’s Bayview Campus in Baltimore, which is equipped with disposable manufacturing technology such as single use bioreactors that enable production of viral and non-viral products with a quick turnaround.

In 2012, the facility designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a CIADM, which allows the company to contract with the U.S. government through task order requests for requirements such as operational readiness, development and manufacturing of CBRN products, warm base maintenance, surge manufacturing, and workforce development.

In this facility, Emergent has successfully manufactured product candidates for the company’s pipeline and for ongoing collaborations, including most recently the MVA-EBOZ Ebola vaccine candidate, which is now being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical study.

Tags: AntiviralsBARDAEbolaEmerging Threats

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