Lonza CEO says his firm knows the technology and feels comfortable with the manufacturing steps. FMTNews Lonza Moderna Vaccines Biotechnology
ZURICH: Lonza aims to speed up completion of two commercial production lines for Moderna Inc’s trial Covid-19 vaccine so manufacturing could start four to six weeks earlier than planned if the project is successful, the Swiss drugmaker’s chairman said on Tuesday.
Moderna, which enlisted Lonza in May in a 10-year manufacturing contract, is racing with 100-plus other vaccine projects, having last week dosed initial participants in a 600-patient study. “We know the technology we feel comfortable with the manufacturing steps. If we can accelerate, let’s do it. This is pandemic speed.”He acknowledged potential bottlenecks, including hiring 60-70 employees to run each production line, availability of contractors and possible shortages of equipment like fermentation gear, could slow things down.
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