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Sanofi acquires Protein Sciences and with it Flublok Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV)

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Last updated:13th Jul 2017
Published:13th Jul 2017
Source: Pharmawand
Sanofi announced it will acquire Protein Sciences, a privately held vaccines biotechnology company based in Meriden, Connecticut in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Sanofi will make an upfront payment of $650 million and pay up to $100 million upon achievement of certain milestones. Protein Sciences received approval from the FDA in October 2016 for their Flublok Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV). Flublok is the only recombinant protein-based influenza vaccine approved by the FDA.

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