Health authorities, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies are storing Covid-19 vaccines in secure, undisclosed locations and taking other steps to protect the shots against a looming threat: theft. As the leading vaccine candidates advance closer to use, vaccine makers such as Pfizer Inc. are deploying GPS software for tracking distribution and plotting fake shipments in dummy … Continued
A tightly coordinated pandemic response effort from Corning’s global security group enabled the company to continue business operations while protecting its employees, locations and communities.
Early this year, Corning, a 169-year-old glass maker in upstate New York, approached officials at the Department of Health and Human Services with a warning: There wouldn’t be enough cold-resistant glass vials to handle a frozen vaccine, said Brendan Mosher, Corning’s head of pharmaceutical technologies. Corning pitched a solution. It could make millions of vials … Continued
As the nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the heat is on to develop a vaccine to combat the virus. In preparation for the day the vaccine is found and ready to be distributed to the global community, Corning Incorporated has been mass-producing pharmaceutical-grade vials right in Big Flats New York. These vials … Continued
As the fight continues against COVID-19, a vaccine is on the horizon, and Corning Glass is playing a role in making that happen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D) Senate, visited Corning’s Big Flats facility on Friday to see progress on the glass production; to be filled with a vaccine she says could be developed as soon as the … Continued
Corning states it will use the funds to drive production of the Valor Glass technology at company facilities located in New York, North Carolina and New Jersey to support the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed.
Glass maker Corning Inc said on Tuesday it would receive $204 million from the U.S. government to boost the manufacturing capacity of its vials that will be used to store coronavirus vaccines and treatments. Companies developing coronavirus vaccines, such as AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), have flagged potential supply shortages of glass vials, which … Continued
Corning Incorporated announced a donation of surgical masks to Inspira Health Foundation in Vineland, N.J. The donated masks are part of a larger Corning initiative to donate 150,000 surgical masks to regional hospitals in New Jersey, New York, Virginia and North Carolina.
Corning Incorporated announced April 22 a local and national expansion to its Unity Campaign efforts with personal donations totaling more than $100,000 from the company’s management group to the COVID-19 Unity Response Fund and a $50,000 grant from the Corning Incorporated Foundation given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation.
The division of Corning Incorporated recently supported New York State’s efforts to look after its citizens and manage the high levels of COVID-19 across the region. Working closely with the Department of Health, Corning has prioritized and expedited shipments of key laboratory consumable products used for COVID-19 applications to support testing efforts taking place at … Continued