The United States-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm Moderna said it would be opening its shared service facility (SSF) for pharmacovigilance and commercial office in Manila this September.
In a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Senior Vice President and General Manager Patrick Bergstedt said the firm is eager to complete its investment commitments in the country.
&ldquo;We plan to have this facility up and running before the end of the third quarter, so by September of 2023. This will be a facility staffed by Filipinos,&rdquo; he said.
Meanwhile, in an interview with another media outlet, Bergstedt said the Moderna office in Manila will have 40 to 50 staff by the end of 2022.&nbsp;
He added that they are targeting to employ 200 staff soon, modeling after its facility in Poland.&nbsp;
Bergstedt and Moderna's Chief Commercial Officer Arpa Garay <a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/vaccine-maker-moderna-is-setting-up-a-facility-in-ph" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first bared the plan to establish the</a> vaccine-making facility in Manila during their meeting with President Ferdinand &lsquo;Bongbong&rsquo; Marcos Jr. at Blair House in Washington DC, United States last May 3.
The planned SSF will serve the entire Asia Pacific region.&nbsp;
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Moderna to open PH facility in September