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Leonard Schleifer

COVID-19: Westchester-Based Company Wins $450M 'Warp Speed' Contract For Potential Treatment COVID-19: Westchester-Based Company Wins $450M 'Warp Speed' Contract For Potential Treatment
Covid-19: Westchester-Based Company Wins $450M 'Warp Speed' Contract For Potential Treatment Westchester-based Regeneron has landed a $450 million federal contract to produce a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cocktail that is already nearing the final stages of clinical trials. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which is located in Tarrytown, has been tasked with creating a cocktail that would include a mixture of antibodies that could help keep those infected by the virus from getting sicker and keep healthy people from getting sick. The anti-viral antibody cocktail is part of Operation Warp Speed for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). Vaccines, whi…