https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/17/government-to-invest-93m-in-uk-vaccine-manufacturing-centre

The British government will invest up to £93m to bring forward construction of a new vaccine manufacturing centre, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said on Saturday.

The funding will ensure the new centre opens in summer 2021, a year ahead of schedule. The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) is a key component of the government’s programme to ensure that once a coronavirus vaccine is available, it can be rolled out quickly in mass quantities, the department said.

The not-for-profit facility on the Harwell science and innovation campus in Oxfordshire will have the capacity to produce enough doses for the entire UK population in as little as six months.

A further £38m is being invested in a rapid deployment facility which will be able to begin manufacturing at scale from this summer if a vaccine becomes available before the new centre is complete.

Sir Mark Walport, the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) chief executive, called the centre “an essential new weapon in the UK’s arsenal against diseases and other biological threats”.

So, is COVID-19 the just one of the first in a coming series of viruses designed to terrorize populations?

Company information on The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11125126/officers

Incorporated in 2017

Start with director Steven Chatfield https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/ourUI_fri6G70WPgU0Sx8H1J3ic/appointments

Also director of EMERGENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT UK LIMITED (03270465)

Parent organiztion: Emergent BioSolutions

See: Bioport, Dyncorp, Emergent Biosolutions, nanotech vaccines, Bill Gates and the coronavirus