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Valneva and Serum Institute of India Announce Discontinuation of Chikungunya Vaccine License Agreement
Saint-Herblain (France), Pune, (India), December 31, 2025 – Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”), a specialty vaccine company, and Serum Institute of India (SII), a Cyrus Poonawalla Group company today announced that they have mutually agreed to discontinue their license agreement for Valneva’s single-shot chikungunya vaccine. Valneva´s strategic intent in regaining full rights is to assume direct control over its supply chain and commercialization for endemic high-risk countries, thereby acc
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