Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBS) CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner Fuad El-hibri sells 15,000 Shares

CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner of Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBS) Fuad El-hibri sells 15,000 shares of EBS on 08/11/2009 at an average price of $16.78 a share.
EMERGENT BIOSULUTIONS INC. is a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission – to protect life. EBS develops manufactures and commercializes vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body\’s [...]

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U.S. Government To Purchase Additional 14.5 Million Doses Of Biothrax® Under New Contract Valued At Up To $404 Million

New contract extends USG’s commitment to purchase BioThrax through 3Q 2011 and is a follow-on to the existing 2007, $448 million contract
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has signed a new, multi-year, firm fixed price contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to supply an additional 14.5 million [...]

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Emergent Biosolutions Acquires Monoclonal Anthrax Product Candidate

Acquisition represents important addition to company’s portfolio of anthrax countermeasures
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced that today it completed the acquisition of a group of anthrax monoclonal antibodies from AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR), including Avanir’s lead product candidate, AVP-21D9.
AVP-21D9 is a human monoclonal antibody product candidate that is being developed as an intravenous treatment for patients [...]

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Emergent Biosolutions Submits Proposal In Response To Hhs’ Rfp For Development And Procurement Of A Recombinant Protective Antigen Anthrax Vaccine

The company’s submission provides the U.S. Government with the critical option to select a domestic source to meet planned procurement of 25 million doses of rPA vaccine
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has submitted a proposal in response to a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the U.S. Department of Health and [...]

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Emergent Biosolutions Acquires Advanced Recombinant Protective Antigen Anthrax Vaccine Candidate And Technology

Acquisition positions Emergent to offer the U.S. Government a domestic source for an advanced anthrax vaccine candidate to meet planned procurement of 25 million doses of rPA vaccine.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all assets and rights related to a recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine product [...]

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Emergent Biosolutions Appoints Dr. W. James Jackson As Chief Scientific Officer

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that W. James Jackson, Ph.D., has been appointed chief scientific officer, effective immediately. Dr. Jackson will report directly to Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer.
As CSO, Dr. Jackson will lead the company’s scientific evaluation of new products and technology platforms and will be responsible for building and [...]

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Emergent Biosolutions And Ninebio Sdn. Bhd. Announce Joint Venture In Malaysia

Newly formed company to focus on creating critical R&D and manufacturing infrastructure and supplying biodefense countermeasures within Asia and other territories.
January 24, 2008 – Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) and Ninebio Sdn. Bhd. (“9Bio”) today announced the formation of a joint venture in Malaysia that will focus on creating critical biologics infrastructure and supplying biodefense countermeasures, [...]

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