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LG Chem-EuBiologics will locally manufacture vaccines

By Kim, Jin-Gu | translator Kang, Shin-Kook

24.04.26 05:45:35

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Signs agreement to contract manufacture undiluted solutions of acellular pertussis vaccines that had been fully dependent on imports

LG Chem will transfer the manufacturing process and testing method to EuBiologics ¡¦will further invest in EuBiologics facilities to meet GMP

 ¡ãHeuisul Park, Head of LG Chem¡¯s Specialty Care Business Unit (left) and Yeong-Ok Baik, CEO of EuBiologics (right) are posing for a photo to commemorate the signing of a CMO agreement


LG Chem is joining hands with EuBiologics to speed up the development of pediatric combination vaccines that are being fully imported.

LG Chem announced today that it has signed an agreement with EuBiologics to outsource the production of 'acellular Pertussis (aP)', the main antigen used for its hexavalent combination vaccine 'LR20062.¡¯

LR20062 is being developed as a vaccine to prevent 6 infectious diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, meningitis, and hepatitis B. Compared to the pentavalent (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-polio-meningitis) vaccine commonly used in Korea, the hexavalent vaccine can be administered twice less.

Under the agreement, LG Che

Kim, Jin-Gu(kjg@dailypharm.com)
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