Deciphering Bangladesh’s Agile Supply Deal For AZ/Serum Vaccine

Beximco Harboring Manufacturing Ambitions?

Senior Beximco executive outlines details, including pricing nuances, of a deal with the Serum Institute of India for the supply to Bangladesh of the AstraZeneca/University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine. Will India’s neighbor also benefit from pricing adjustments?

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Initial supplies of the AstraZeneca PLC/University of Oxford SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, AZD1222, made by the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII) have now reached Bangladesh. But the dynamics around the broader procurement deal for the immunization shots highlights the complex terrain both countries and companies are navigating given limited supplies.

At the crux of it all in this case is a tripartite agreement signed between the Government of Bangladesh (GoB),...

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