SEZ Technopolis Moscow launches production of vaccines against COVID-19

MOSCOW, Russian Federation - Nov. 30, 2020 - PRLog -- The plant of the R-Pharm company is to start operating on the territory of the special economic zone Technopolis Moscow. The enterprise will become an additional site for the production of vaccines against coronavirus infection revealed Vladimir Efimov, Vice-Mayor of Moscow for Economic policy and Land-property affairs.

"The capacities of the special economic zone made it possible to prepare the site for the production of Sputnik V developed by the Gamaleya Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, in the shortest possible time. The site was prepared in just a month due to 24/7 construction works. The plant is supposed to occupy an area of about 20 thousand square meters and additionally create about 400 new jobs. Now the work is almost completed, soon the manufacturer will start equipping the site, and in the nearest future the vaccine will be produced in Moscow", declared the Vice-Mayor.

Significant manpower, resources and equipment were mobilized to prepare the site. We promptly erected the frame of the outer walls, performed anti-corrosion treatment and fire protection of metal structures, mounted the outer perimeter and girder cage, as well as built a technological site for placing ventilation equipment and a number of auxiliary rooms. The cooler for the production and engineering systems is at the final stage of construction. Its area will be almost 800 square meters.

The committed capacities also required additional work to provide energy resources as informed by Alexander Prokhorov, Head of the Department for Investment and Industrial policy of Moscow.

"Due to Mosgaz JSC employees' efforts a boiler house was erected on the territory of the special economic zone in record time. High performance, multi-stage safety system and sustainability have become the main focus when building a gas boiler house. Within a month, about 700 meters of the gas pipeline route were laid in a trench, using a trenchless and overhead method. The installation of a rack for steam supply pipelines has been completed, an air supply route has been laid, work is underway to build a compressor room", pointed out the Head of the Department.

Currently, the site is completing the final assembly work and installing modern bioreactors. Construction is going ahead of schedule, so specialists expect to start production in January.