Emergent BioSolutions to Acquire Healthcare Protective Products Division of Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Healthcare Protective Products Division (HPPD) of Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Healthcare Protective Products Division (HPPD) of Bracco Diagnostics Inc. The acquisition will expand Emergent’s biodefense franchise by adding product sales from HPPD’s marketed chemical countermeasure, RSDL (Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion), a product cleared by the FDA for the removal or neutralization of chemical warfare agents.
Emergent Biosolotions produce BioThrax , the only FDA-licensed vaccine available for pre-exposure protection against anthrax infection.