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Fujifilm joins Gates Foundation coronavirus treatment initiative

Denmark subsidiary's facility to produce drug supplies for low-income countries

Tokyo -- Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is allocating manufacturing capacity at its Denmark facility to develop coronavirus treatments with the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Diosynth Biotechnologies is a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings, which also produces Avigan, the flu medication said to be effective in treating the novel coronavirus.

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