Valneva signs manufacturing partner to produce adjuvant for COVID-19 vaccine

French drugmaker Valneva hasn't captured the global attention of some of its larger counterparts in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, but a recent billion-dollar deal with the U.K. helped put the company on the map. Now, in a step toward meeting that lofty work order, Valneva has signed on a U.S. manufacturing partner.