¶ Bavarian Nordic
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Bavarian Nordic is a Danish biotechnology company based in Hellerup, Denmark.
¶ History
On May 6, 2022, the company was awarded a contract by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to provide 500,000 units of Imvamune to the Canadian stockpile.[1] The tender announcement described the purchase as being in anticipation of a potential accidental or intentional release of smallpox.[2]
¶ Organization
Bavarian Nordic has provided notable funding to:
- Alliance for Biosecurity[3]
- Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense[4]
- Bipartisan Policy Center[5]
- CDC Foundation[6]
The company is a member of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)[7] and the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium,[8] and strategic partner of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).[9]
¶ Team
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Huburtus Hochrein | Head of Research | Attended Multivalent COVID vaccines to help address emergence of variants: CMC and clinical implications |
¶ Products
Bavarian Nordic manufactures a smallpox vaccine product named Imvamune (Canada), Imvanex (Europe), or Jynneos (United States of America).
¶ External links
Public Services and Procurement Canada. (2022, April 21). Third Generation Smallpox Vaccine (6D024-215700/A). Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620184646/https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-PH-893-81160 ↩︎
Osman, L. (2022, May 20). Canada considering smallpox vaccine for monkeypox cases, says Dr. Theresa Tam. CTV News. http://archive.today/2022.05.22-024443/https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-considering-smallpox-vaccine-for-monkeypox-cases-says-dr-theresa-tam-1.5913357 ↩︎
Who we are. Alliance for Biosecurity. Retrieved June 20, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.05.22-144645/https://www.allianceforbiosecurity.com/who-we-are ↩︎
Sponsors / Donors. Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.05.29-040043/https://biodefensecommission.org/sponsors-donors/ ↩︎
2017 Annual Report. (2017). Bipartisan Policy Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707070050/https://bipartisanpolicy.org/download/?file=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2FAnnual-Report-2017.pdf ↩︎
Corporations, Foundations and Organizations. (2022). CDC Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809055009/https://www.cdcfoundation.org/FY2016/organizations ↩︎
BIO Member Directory. Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220930103715/https://www.bio.org/bio-member-directory ↩︎
Current Members. MCDC. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.03-195328/https://www.medcbrn.org/current-members/ ↩︎
Strategic Partners. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved July 16, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.07.16-073224/https://www.nfid.org/about-nfid/strategic-partners/ ↩︎