Croda Works on Covid-19 Vaccine

Croda International Plc ispartnering with academia to provide valued material for global vaccine developments around Covid-19.
 
During the emergence of the pandemic, Croda has actively reached out to research groups around the world, offering free of charge material and expertise. Croda's saponin-based and aluminium-based vaccine adjuvants are actively being used and are now part of prototype vaccines.
 
With over 80 years’ experience in this area, the team are well placed to support the delivery of a safe and effective vaccine for the rapidly spreading disease, according to Croda. 
 
“The health and wellbeing of our employees is our priority during the outbreak of Covid-19. We are managing to keep our sites working at this time to provide crucial vaccine adjuvants for pharmaceuticals, including those needed to help in the development of a vaccination for Covid-19. We are proud of the role our industry-leading adjuvants can play here and are supporting research groups however we can,” said Peter Tygesen, managing director of Croda’s vaccine adjuvant business.