Why Is Vaccine Maker Emergent BioSolutions Stock Trading Higher On Tuesday? (UPDATED) – Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS)

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Tuesday, Emergent BioSolutions Inc. EBS acquired greater than $250 million in contract modifications from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the USA Division of Well being and Human Companies to ship tens of millions of doses of four medical countermeasures.
These contract modifications will assist guarantee continued provide/stockpiling of important medical countermeasures to deal with organic threats and emergencies towards anthrax, smallpox, and botulism.
The 4 awards embrace:

• A contract modification valued at $30.0 million to provide Cyfendus (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted) this 12 months.
• Beforehand generally known as AV7909, Cyfendus is a two-dose anthrax vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis use in people 18 and older. This new procurement funding is from Emergent’s present 10-year contract with the Biomedical Superior Analysis and Improvement Authority.
• A contract modification valued at $99.9 million to provide ACAM2000 (Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Reside) this 12 months. That is beneath Emergent’s present 10-year contract with ASPR.
• Two new contract choices totaling $122.9 million have been awarded to provide the Strategic Nationwide Stockpile with VIGIV [Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)] drug product and BAT [Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) – (Equine)] drug substance and supply of drug manufacturing this 12 months and into early 2025.
• VIGIV is used for problems to smallpox vaccination, whereas BAT is indicated for symptomatic botulism following documented or suspected publicity to botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A, B, C, D, E, F, or G in adults and pediatric sufferers.
• Each are beneath Emergent’s present 10-year contracts with ASPR.

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Worth Motion: EBS shares are up 13.6% at $8.02 finally verify Tuesday.

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