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Thu, 28 Jan 2021
Manx Engineering and Manufacturing businesses have been thanked for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Manx Government says susinesses within the sector have continued to turn their expertise to designing and producing essential medical equipment to help combat the spread of the virus, including playing a significant part in the manufacture of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Examples of the ways Manx companies are helping the cause include Astrea Bioseparations. The company is playing a crucial role manufacturing purification products used in the production of biopharmaceuticals- therapeutic products derived from biological source material, including the COVID-19 vaccine.
Lawrie Hooper MHK, Political Member for Business Isle of Man commented: ‘There’s no doubt that the Isle of Man has a fantastic reputation for innovative engineering and manufacturing and I’m delighted to see so many Manx businesses contributing on a global scale to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector has continued to work extremely well during this circuit breaker lockdown, doing what they can to ensure they do this with all social distancing and other hygiene measures in place. On behalf of the Isle of Man Government and the Manx people, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to these organisations, and many others, who are making such important contributions both on-island and beyond.’
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