Sanofi to help manufacture pending J&J Covid-19 vaccine

Sanofi has entered into an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutical NV and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., two of the Janssen pharma companies of Johnson & Johnson, to help manufacture Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine. Janssen has submitted an application to FDA requesting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its single-dose vaccine candidate, along with an application for conditional marketing authorization to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Once authorized, Sanofi will provide J&J access to its vaccine manufacturing plant in Marcy l’Etoile, France, in order to formulate and fill vials of the vaccine this year, at a rate of about 12 million doses per month.