Emergent BioSolutions to Unveil its Expanded Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing Supported through Public-Private Partnership with BARDA
112,000-Square-Foot Baltimore Facility Is Designed to Enable Surge Manufacturing of Medical Countermeasures to Address Urgent Public Health Threats
ADVISORY, May 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
WHO:
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS)
WHAT:
Ribbon-cutting and tour of expanded Emergent BioSolutions’ Center for
Innovation in Advancement Development and Manufacturing (CIADM),
featuring speakers:
Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
President & Chief Executive Officer, Emergent BioSolutions
Rick A. Bright, Ph.D.
Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
William H. Cole
President & CEO, Baltimore Development Corporation
Secretary Mike Gill
Department of Commerce, State of Maryland
WHY:
Five years ago, Emergent and BARDA entered into a public-private partnership
to establish a CIADM intended to develop and manufacture medical
countermeasures to protect the public in health emergencies.
This Wednesday, Emergent will unveil its newly expanded Baltimore CIADM
facility – one of only three HHS-designated Centers in the United States. The
112,000-square-foot facility, comprised of laboratory, manufacturing and office
space, offers flexible manufacturing of drug substance from microbial, cell
culture, or viral production platforms. Its capabilities for advanced
development and manufacturing of medical countermeasures were designed to
help address the U.S. government’s national security and public health needs.
The facility is equipped with disposable manufacturing technology to enable
Emergent to meet the government’s domestic preparedness priorities and
needs on a cost-effective, reliable and sustainable basis.
Since its inception, the Emergent CIADM has been awarded four task orders by
BARDA to develop Ebola and Marburg therapeutics and a Zika vaccine.
Emergent has also successfully manufactured some of its product candidates
at the CIADM and an Ebola vaccine candidate as part of a third-party
collaboration.
WHERE:
Emergent BioSolutions Bayview Campus
5901 East Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
About Emergent BioSolutions
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a global life sciences company seeking to protect and enhance life by focusing on providing specialty products for civilian and military populations that address accidental, intentional, and naturally emerging public health threats. Through our work, we envision protecting and enhancing 50 million lives with our products by 2025. Additional information about the company may be found at www.emergentbiosolutions.com. Follow us @emergentbiosolu.
Media Contact: Lynn Kieffer Vice President, Corporate Communications 240-631-3391 kiefferl@ebsi.com
