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AbCellera: EU Joint Procurement for up to 220,000 doses of bamlanivimab/etesevimab
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
- EC and Lilly agree to supply up to 220,000 doses of bamlanivimab plus etesevimab for COVID-19 in EU/EEA patients 12+ at risk.
- Therapy neutralizes Delta variant causing >95% of new EU/EEA infections.
- In US, therapy treated >535,000 patients; estimated 25,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 lives saved.
- Participating EU/EEA countries can purchase directly from Lilly after national or EU authorization.