Medicago announces an extension of its agreement with Genopole biopark
On July 21, 2009, Medicago and Genopole® signed a partnering agreement to collaborate on the establishment of a commercial-scale facility based on Medicago's Proficia™ plant-based manufacturing technology and VLP vaccine technology on Genopole®'s site in Evry, France. Following Medicago's successful completion of its Phase I clinical trial, Genopole® and Medicago met with French authorities to identify specific interests and needs for research and development of new vaccines and antibodies of high priority and concluded that the proposed implementation of such a laboratory for joint research on vaccine and antibody targets was a step towards the establishment of a commercial-scale facility.
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