TOKYO -- As Shionogi & Co. races to bring a possible coronavirus vaccine to the market next year, the Japanese drug manufacturer is considering plans to expand production capabilities before clinical trials start.
Drugmaker rolls dice with bulking up capacity before clinical trials launch

Drugmakers are racing to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, seen here in orange in a scanning electron microscope image. © U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
TOKYO -- As Shionogi & Co. races to bring a possible coronavirus vaccine to the market next year, the Japanese drug manufacturer is considering plans to expand production capabilities before clinical trials start.