Bavarian Nordic and SII sign agreement for chikungunya vaccine production

Pharmaceutical Technology
2026.03.12 11:21
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Bavarian Nordic and the Serum Institute of India (SII) have signed an agreement for the technology transfer of chikungunya vaccine production, enhancing capacity for low- and middle-income countries. This partnership builds on their existing collaboration for the mpox vaccine and replaces a previous deal with Biological E. The CHIKV VLP vaccine, marketed as Vimkunya, is approved by regulatory agencies in the UK, EU, and US, with ongoing reviews in Canada and Switzerland. The vaccine aims to improve global access and has shown a significant increase in demand due to rising disease cases in the UK.