SEOUL– South Korean pharmaceutical firm Samsung Biologics Co. said Thursday it has signed a supply agreement with U.S.-based biotech company GreenLight Biosciences.
Under the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) agreement, Samsung Biologics will manufacture drug substances for GreenLight’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Samsung Biologics will manufacture drug substances of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate for a phase three clinical trial, officials said.
“We are delighted to partner with GreenLight to leverage our expertise in manufacturing a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate to better serve patients in lower income countries,” John Rim, CEO of Samsung Biologics, said in a press release.
GreenLight, which aims to provide affordable COVID-19 vaccines for the third world, aims to begin its phase one clinical trial during the first quarter of next year.
Source: Yonhap News Agency