The award was granted as part of Operation Warp Speed, by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense.

The agreement supports Regeneron's continued manufacturing efforts to supply clinical trials and meet demand if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants Emergency Use Authorization or product approval. The contract specifies a fixed number of bulk lots that are intended to be completed in the fall of 2020, as well as fill/finish and storage of the drug. The ongoing clinical program for REGN-COV2 is evaluating the exact number of doses needed for treatment (estimated between 70,000 and 300,000) or prevention (estimated between 420,000 and 1,300,000). Manufactured doses may be ready as early as the end of the summer.

Regeneron begins COVID-19 antibody treatment phase III trial
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has begun adaptive late-stage phase III clinical trials evaluating its antibody cocktail, REGN-COV2, for the treatment and prevention...

Regeneron begins clinical trials for COVID-19 antibody treatment
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has started its first clinical trial investigating an antibody treatment for COVID-19.