Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada s biomanufacturing sector has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last several months, as a Canadian drug maker stands poised to bring positive results from the first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine to Health Canada.
OTTAWA - While Canada still has a way to go to rebuild its biomanufacturing sector, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says it has rebounded
In a deal Ottawa hopes will help jump-start Canada s biomanufacturing industry and better secure its supply chain for future public health emergencies, Merck Canada is partnering with Thermo Fisher Scientific to manufacture its COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, in Canada for global distribution.