Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Tuesday it had entered into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO.N) for manufacturing and packaging its COVID-19 vaccine, as the U.S. vaccine maker looks to scale up production.
for manufacturing and packaging its COVID-19 vaccine, as the U.S. vaccine maker looks to scale up production.
Under the terms, Moderna said Thermo Fisher's commercial manufacturing site in Greenville, North Carolina will be used to provide fill/finish manufacturing services and supply packaging for hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine. "The addition of Thermo Fisher to our network will support our efforts to scale up our manufacturing ability," Moderna's chief technical operations and quality officer, Juan Andres, said in a statement.Thermo Fisher said in March that it would work with Pfizer Inc
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