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Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Updates on BioThrax Talks with CDC; Follow-on Procurement Contract Still in Negotiations

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Emergent BioSolutions Provides Update on Status of BioThrax Procurement Contract and Discussions With CDC

September 30, 2016 9:28 AM EDT

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today provided an update on the status of its 2011 BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) procurement contract and the status of its discussions with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a follow-on procurement contract for BioThrax.

2011 Procurement ContractCDC has exercised an option to procure all remaining BioThrax doses, thereby committing to take delivery of the full 44.75 million doses, under the procurement contract announced on October 3, 2011 and due... More

Emergent BioSolutions Awarded BARDA Contract for Advanced Development and Delivery of NuThrax, a Next Generation Anthrax Vaccine, Valued at Up to $1.6 Billion

September 30, 2016 9:04 AM EDT

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has signed a multi-year contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, for the advanced development and delivery of NuThraxTM (anthrax vaccine adsorbed with CPG 7909 adjuvant), also known as AV7909, the companys next generation anthrax vaccine candidate. The contract, valued at up to approximately $1.6 billion, consists of a five-year base period of performance... More