Saidal signs agreement with Indian partners for local probiotic vaccine production in Algeria
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Algeria's public pharmaceutical group Saidal has signed an agreement with Indian research and development laboratory ONCOSIMIS and Fabtech Technologie. The agreement, signed in Algiers under the presidency of Minister Wassim Kouidri, focuses on probiotic vaccines, a sector not yet exploited locally. This collaboration aims to transfer technologies to Saidal for the production of new-generation vaccines for both human and veterinary use, marking an unprecedented local production in this segment. The partnership involves the transmission of advanced industrial processes for probiotic vaccines, enabling Saidal to develop its own production capabilities. This cooperation includes transferring innovative technologies, establishing local production conditions for probiotic vaccines, developing solutions for human use, extending applications to the veterinary field, and strengthening industrial competencies in bioproduction. Probiotic vaccines represent a new industrial direction for Saidal, expanding its activities into high-technology biological products. ONCOSIMIS specializes in research and development, while Fabtech Technologie focuses on industrial solutions and production equipment. Their contribution will help Saidal acquire the necessary methods to structure local production. Probiotic vaccines combine beneficial microorganisms with the study of their interaction with immune defenses, a research area still developing internationally for both human and veterinary health, wit
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