NOURNEWS - Signing of a collaboration agreement between the Finlay Vaccine Institute of Cuba and the Pasteur Institute of Iran on January 8, 2021
Cuba and Iran have a long history of cooperation in the biotechnology sector. In particular, the collaboration between the Finlay Vaccine Institute of Cuba and the Pasteur Institute of Iran on the Covid-19 vaccine is based on a strategic relationship in the field of research and development of vaccine technologies.
Based on the successful development by the Finlay Institute of the SOBERANA 02 vaccine against COVID-19 and that it uses the same technological platform of the Cuban anti-pneumococcal vaccine, which had been the subject of a Technology Transfer Agreement, both institutions agreed to include in the said contract the transfer of technology for the production in Iran of SOBERANA 02.
Intensive weekly scientific discussions between managers and scientists from the two institutes related to clinical trials, the transfer process, and production optimization have continued this year. The cooperation includes the joint production of the vaccine in Iran following a phase III clinical trial in this country.
The cooperation of these two prestigious Cuban-Iranian institutions will have a positive impact on the health of the population of both countries.
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