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Emergent BioSolutions wins Indian approval for anthrax drug

Emergent BioSolutions, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced that the Drugs Controller General of India has issued a registration certificate for BioThrax, which enables the marketing and sale of the vaccine in India to help prevent anthrax infection.

Emergent BioSolutions has signed a marketing agreement with Biological E for the marketing of BioThrax in India. BioThrax is the only vaccine for the prevention of anthrax infection licensed by the FDA, the company said.

Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and CEO of Emergent BioSolutions, said: “The Government of India has been explicit in expressing its commitment to protect its population from the continuing threat of bioterrorism. We are certainly pleased that BioThrax will be a valuable countermeasure available to the Government of India to achieve that goal.”