Novartis AG (NVS) Tuesday said that the US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Flucelvax, an influenza virus vaccine, for individuals 18 years of age and older.
Flucelvax utilizes full-scale cell-culture manufacturing technology, an alternative production method to traditional egg-based production. Cell-culture technology utilizes a well-characterized mammalian cell line rather than chicken eggs to grow virus strains.
"The approval of Flucelvax is an important milestone for our influenza franchise and brings an innovative vaccine to the US," said Andrin Oswald, Division Head, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics.
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