Two Cheers For Panacea, Will It Get Three?
$24.3m Award For Easyfive-TT
Executive Summary
Promising data from Phase I clinical trials of a dengue vaccine and a $24.3m award by UN agencies for its Easyfive-TT pentavalent vaccine bode well for Panacea Biotec, but are they enough to turn the company’s fortunes around?
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