A company the Trump administration awarded $1.3 billion in part to produce syringes for COVID-19 vaccines has not made a single syringe a year later.
Connecticut based ApiJect Systems Corp, to date, has not received federal approval necessary to begin production, NBC reported. Additionally, the company has yet to build a factory, which was expected to employ nearly 650 people.
An Apiject spokesperson told NBC that the company "is working with several vaccine pharmaceutical companies to conduct the testing and regulatory reviews of Covid-19 vaccines in the ApiJect syringe." Apiject told the outlet that two vaccine manufacturers have asked for approval to use their syringes, although the company didn’t specify which vaccine makers.
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Apiject was awarded $590 million in loans after then-President Trump used the Defense Authorization Act to spur production. The Defense Department extended a contract to Apiject in May, which was worth up to $251 million. The company was previously awarded a contract from Health and Human Services in January for more than $450 million.
Public records do not indicate the exact dollar amount the company has received, according to NBC. The outlet added that the company needs to raise nearly $200 million to secure $590 million in loans.
Apijects syringes would be more complex than a typical needle, as they would be distributed already filled with a particular vaccine. This technology has not been approved for use in the U.S.
Despite failing to produce a syringe in 2020, Apiject met its commitments under federal contracts, NBC reported. This was achieved by securing a subcontractor ensuring the ability to make the syringes once approved by the FDA. The Pentagon and HHS both said the company is compliant with its contracts, according to the outlet.
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