SIGA Announces Agreement to Sell TPOXX® to ASEAN Member States
NEW YORK, June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIGA Technologies, Inc., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on global health and infectious diseases, announced today an agreement to expand access to TPOXX (tecovirimat) to the member states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union in the region. This agreement, which was signed by the Ministry of Health of the Government of Brunei Darussalam on behalf of ASEAN Health Sector, is significant as it reflects the use of ASEAN funds to support preparedness activities for potential public health events. The contract was coordinated by SIGA and its international promotion partner, Meridian Medical Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of Kindeva Drug Delivery.