Virginia Awards $3 Million Grant To Support Civica’s Affordable Insulin Programs

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin joined Civica officials at the company’s Petersburg manufacturing facility to announce a $3 million grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to accelerate Civica’s efforts to develop and produce affordable insulin for Americans living with diabetes, according to an announcement from the company.;These funds will support the production of a rapid-acting human insulin analog used to regulate blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes, according to the announcement. Civica plans to produce both rapid-acting and long-acting insulins at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Petersburg, Virginia, where . . .