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First Cuban-U.S. cooperation agreement for production of anti-cancer vaccines

President Fidel Castro attends the document’s signing

BY REYNOLD RASSÍ -Granma daily staff writer-

ON July 15, and for the first time in 40 years, a cooperation agreement was signed by Cuban and U.S. companies for the transfer of biotechnological technology directed at developing vaccines against cancer. The agreement was signed between the CancerVax Corporation and the Center for Molecular Immunology at the International Conference Center in Havana.

Article: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2004/julio/vier16/30cancer.html

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