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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Samsung BioLogics mass producing Eli Lilly's COVID-19 treatment

  • Samsung BioLogics announced that it is mass-producing a COVID-19 antibody treatment developed by Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), as the U.S. began distributing the drug last week after emergency-use nod for bamlanivimab earlier this month.
  • The FDA said the drug can be used for people aged 65 and over who have recently been diagnosed with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and those aged 12 and over who have underlying health conditions putting them at risk of serious illness.
  • Lilly aims to manufacture up to 1M doses by year end, and expects supply to increase substantially from the first quarter of 2021 as additional manufacturing resources come online.
  • Samsung said it has a long-term manufacturing contract with Lilly, with details not disclosed.
  • https://seekingalpha.com/news/3637101-samsung-biologics-mass-producing-eli-lillys-covidminus-19-treatment

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