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ROCKVILLE, Md., May 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) —-Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that its chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Fuad El-Hibri, is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2009 Award in the Greater Washington region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mr. El-Hibri was selected as a finalist from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 18 at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner in Virginia.

“It is an honor to be chosen as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award,” said Mr. Fuad El-Hibri. “I am proud of the entrepreneurial spirit, commitment, and collaboration that prevail at Emergent, which are key factors to our company’s success. This recognition represents the contributions of each and every member of the Emergent Team as we work together in pursuit of our company mission – to protect life.”

Mr. El-Hibri was also a finalist for the Greater Washington region in 2007. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Emergent’s marketed product, BioThrax(R) (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax. Emergent’s development pipeline includes programs focused on anthrax, botulism, tuberculosis, typhoid, hepatitis B and chlamydia. Additional information may be found at www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year(R) Awards Program

Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year(R) Award is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

Sponsors Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur of the Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.

In Greater Washington, sponsors include HSBC Bank, Pillsbury Law, Reznick Group, Lockton Companies and the Washington Business Journal.

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Biological E. of Hyderabad, India to serve as marketing agent for BioThrax in India
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued a registration certificate for BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), which enables the marketing and sale of the vaccine in India to help prevent anthrax infection. Emergent BioSolutions has signed a marketing agreement with Biological E. Limited for the marketing of BioThrax in India. BioThrax is the only vaccine for the prevention of anthrax infection licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The BioThrax market authorization for India follows the publication in 2008 of the National Disaster Management Guidelines by the Indian National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which is the government body that oversees disaster management. In that document, the government of India provided guidance with respect to the management of biological disasters and stated that there is a need to have a supply of readily available anthrax vaccines to be administered rapidly in the event of an outbreak. The report goes on to state that all first responders will be vaccinated in an impending disaster situation.

Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions, stated, “The Government of India has been explicit in expressing its commitment to protect its population from the continuing threat of bioterrorism. We are certainly pleased that BioThrax will be a valuable countermeasure available to the Government of India to achieve that goal. Today marks a pivotal milestone in Emergent’s efforts to expand globally and further our mission of protecting life.”

About BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed)
BioThrax is the only FDA-licensed vaccine for the prevention of anthrax infection. It is licensed by the FDA as a pre-exposure prophylaxis for use in adults who are at high risk of exposure to anthrax spores. BioThrax is manufactured from a culture filtrate, made from a non-virulent strain of Bacillus anthracis and contains no dead or live bacteria. Since 1998, the U.S. government has procured nearly 33.5 million doses of BioThrax. During that time period, nearly 8.4 million doses have been administered to more than 2.1 million military personnel. BioThrax cannot cause anthrax infection. Please visit www.emergentbiosolutions.com/pdf/emergent_biothrax_us.pdf for full prescribing information.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of immune-related biologic products, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Emergent’s marketed product, BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. Emergent’s development pipeline includes programs focused on anthrax, botulism, typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and chlamydia. Additional information may be found at www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, including any potential future securities offering, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including appropriations for BioThrax procurement; our ability to obtain new BioThrax sales contracts; our plans to pursue label expansions and improvements for BioThrax; our plans to expand our manufacturing facilities and capabilities; the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our other product candidates; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in the company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

New contract extends USG’s commitment to purchase BioThrax through 3Q 2011 and is a follow-on to the existing 2007, $448 million contract

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has signed a new, multi-year, firm fixed price contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to supply an additional 14.5 million doses of BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), its FDA licensed anthrax vaccine, for inclusion in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).

The total value of this follow-on contract is between $364 million and $404 million, with the higher amount tied to the delivery of product having four-year expiry dating. First deliveries of BioThrax under this new contract are scheduled to begin in 3Q 2009, immediately following the scheduled completion of deliveries under the company’s current $448 million contract to supply 18.75 million doses of BioThrax to the SNS. Final product deliveries under this new contract are anticipated in 3Q 2011.

“This follow-on contract with HHS is continuing evidence of the government’s steadfast commitment to procure critical countermeasures to protect against the threat of bioterrorism in our country,” said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions. “We are encouraged that we were able to secure this new procurement for an additional 14.5 million doses with HHS, because it represents a seamless transition from our current contract for the shipment of 18.75 million doses of BioThrax into the SNS. This clearly demonstrates the U.S. government’s commitment to maintaining a strong, domestic industrial base for biodefense medical countermeasures.”

About BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed)
BioThrax is the only FDA-licensed vaccine for the prevention of anthrax infection. It is licensed by the FDA as a pre-exposure prophylaxis for use in adults who are at high risk of exposure to anthrax spores. BioThrax is manufactured from a culture filtrate, made from a non-virulent strain of Baccillus anthracis and contains no dead or live bacteria. BioThrax is administered by subcutaneous injection in three initial doses followed by three additional doses, with an annual booster dose recommended thereafter. Since 1998, the U.S. government has procured nearly 32 million doses of BioThrax. During that time period, nearly 7.9 million doses have been administered to more than two million military personnel. BioThrax cannot cause anthrax infection.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission—to protect life. Emergent develops, manufactures and commercializes immune-related vaccines and biotherapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat infectious and other life threatening diseases. Emergent’s marketed product, BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. Emergent’s clinical pipeline includes franchises focused on anthrax and botulism, as well as individual program candidates targeting typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and chlamydia. www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including appropriations for BioThrax procurement under the new SNS contract; appropriations for BioThrax procurement for the SNS under future contracts; our ability to obtain new BioThrax sales contracts with the U.S. government; our plans for future sales of BioThrax; future appropriations for the procurement of BioThrax for the SNS; future appropriations for the funding of development contracts related to our other anthrax-related programs; our plans to pursue label expansions and improvements for BioThrax; our plans to expand our manufacturing facilities and capabilities; the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our other product candidates; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in the company’s current report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

Acquisition represents important addition to company’s portfolio of anthrax countermeasures
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced that today it completed the acquisition of a group of anthrax monoclonal antibodies from AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR), including Avanir’s lead product candidate, AVP-21D9.

AVP-21D9 is a human monoclonal antibody product candidate that is being developed as an intravenous treatment for patients who present with symptoms of anthrax disease following exposure to Bacillus anthracis. In non-clinical studies, this candidate demonstrated an ability to protect animals challenged with a lethal dose of inhaled anthrax spores. AVP-21D9 is being developed with funding support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIAID), including a grant to establish a cGMP manufacturing process and to test efficacy in additional inhalation studies.

“The acquisition of Avanir’s monoclonal anthrax antibodies rounds out our anthrax countermeasure program nicely. In addition to our FDA-approved product, BioThrax? (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), which is indicated for pre-exposure prevention of anthrax in individuals at high risk of exposure to anthrax spores, we are developing a polyclonal anthrax immune globulin therapeutic, which is a human plasma-derived product candidate. Now, as a result of this acquisition, we have another anthrax therapeutic in our product portfolio – a new monoclonal anthrax antibody product candidate that has performed well in proof-of-concept studies,” said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions. “This transaction reflects our ongoing commitment to develop a full portfolio of countermeasures to strengthen our country’s preparedness in the event of future anthrax attacks.”

The U.S. government is funding the development of, and seeking to procure, two types of treatments for inhalational anthrax disease: polyclonal antibody products, also known as immune globulins, and monoclonal antibody products. Emergent BioSolutions currently is developing a polyclonal anthrax immune globulin (AIG) product, which is being manufactured by Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc., at its FDA-approved production facilities. Two full-scale lots of this product candidate have been manufactured under current good manufacturing practices at Talecris, and we plan to conduct pivotal human and animal studies in 2008 and 2009, which could position us for a procurement contract as early as next year. NIAID has provided us grant funding of up to $13.4 million for a combination of initiatives relating to our AIG product candidate, including non-clinical efficacy studies and a human safety and pharmacokinetics study.

We intend to pursue additional NIAID development funding for both of our anthrax therapeutic product candidates, and we believe that both therapeutics would be eligible to be procured by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service for inclusion in the SNS prior to receiving marketing approval, provided that they are deemed to be licensable under Project BioShield.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a profitable, multinational biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission—to protect life. We develop, manufacture and commercialize immunobiotics, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Our products target infectious diseases and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or underserved public health needs. Our marketed product, BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. More information on the company is available at www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, including clinical trial results and development plans, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; our ongoing and planned development programs, preclinical studies and clinical trials; our ability to identify and acquire or in license products and product candidates that satisfy our selection criteria; the potential benefits of our existing collaboration agreements and our ability to enter into selective additional collaboration arrangements; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our intellectual property portfolio; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

The company’s submission provides the U.S. Government with the critical option to select a domestic source to meet planned procurement of 25 million doses of rPA vaccine.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has submitted a proposal in response to a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for a recombinant protective antigen anthrax vaccine (rPA). Emergent’s rPA vaccine candidate, which has completed one Phase II clinical trial, is a reformulated and more stable form of the rPA 102 vaccine originally developed at USAMRIID and is well positioned to be a leading candidate for an award under this RFP.

This RFP is designed to meet the government’s stated goal to procure 25 million doses of an rPA anthrax vaccine for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). This contract would be in addition to the $448 million three-year contract awarded to Emergent in 2007 that includes the supply of 18.75M doses of its FDA licensed anthrax vaccine BioThrax to the SNS. In the event that Emergent receives an award under the rPA RFP, doses of rPA procured by HHS would be in addition to the 18.75 million doses of BioThrax being procured by HHS pursuant to the three-year contract. HHS has indicated that any awards under the rPA RFP would be granted at the end of 2008, at the earliest.

“We are very pleased with our submission in response to this RFP and we are confident that our rPA 102 vaccine is a leading candidate to be selected as an advanced rPA anthrax vaccine. Our company is proud of our proven track record of delivering critical biodefense countermeasures to the U.S. government and we believe our reputation as the premiere domestic biodefense supplier, coupled with our development and manufacturing expertise, uniquely situates Emergent to meet HHS’s stated commitment to procure 25 million doses of a recombinant anthrax vaccine for the Strategic National Stockpile,” said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions.

“Considerable effort and resource have been directed toward improving the stability of the rPA 102 vaccine. Analytical testing as well as animal immunogenicity and efficacy studies indicate the stability of our recombinant protective antigen vaccine candidate has been significantly improved. We are confident that the new, enhanced vaccine formulation will address any stability concerns HHS may have had in the past. The current formulation, we believe, will meet and most likely exceed BARDA stability requirements for an rPA vaccine,” said Dr. James Jackson, senior vice president and chief scientific officer of Emergent BioSolutions.

The company intends to manufacture this rPA anthrax vaccine, as well as BioThrax, in its recently constructed, large-scale manufacturing facility at its Lansing campus. The continued development of this rPA vaccine candidate further solidifies Emergent’s well established franchise of anthrax countermeasures, which now includes:

BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) is the only FDA-approved vaccine to prevent the infection of anthrax. Nearly 2.0 million men and women of the United States military have received the vaccine, and HHS has procured more than 28 million doses of BioThrax for the SNS;

rPA 102, a recombinant anthrax vaccine candidate, which is composed of a purified protein with an alum adjuvant and is designed to induce antibodies that neutralize anthrax toxins;

AVP-21D9, a human monoclonal antibody product candidate being developed as an intravenous post-exposure treatment for patients who present symptoms of anthrax disease; and

AIG, a polyclonal anthrax immune globulin product candidate being developed as an intravenous post-exposure treatment for patients who present symptoms of anthrax disease, is derived from human plasma from individuals who have been vaccinated with BioThrax.

About rPA 102
The vaccine candidate, rPA 102, is based on a recombinant form of the protective antigen protein. This vaccine contains a purified protein (rPA) formulated with an alum adjuvant and is designed to induce antibodies that neutralize anthrax toxins. The vaccine candidate does not cause anthrax infection and is based on the pioneering work of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). rPA 102 has been the subject of two research and development grants totaling approximately $100 million from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a leading, multinational biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission — to protect life. Emergent develops, manufactures and commercializes immunobiotics, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Emergent’s products target infectious diseases and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or underserved public health needs. The company’s marketed product, BioThrax(R) (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, including our expected revenue growth and net earnings for 2008, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including our ability to obtain sales contracts for BioThrax®, rPA 102, AVP-21D9 and AIG with the U.S. government; our plans for future sales of BioThrax, rPA 102, AVP-21D9 and AIG; our plans to pursue label expansions and improvements for BioThrax; our plans to expand our manufacturing facilities and capabilities; the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; our ongoing and planned development programs, preclinical studies and clinical trials; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our intellectual property portfolio; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

Acquisition positions Emergent to offer the U.S. Government a domestic source for an advanced anthrax vaccine candidate to meet planned procurement of 25 million doses of rPA vaccine.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all assets and rights related to a recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine product candidate and related technology from VaxGen, Inc. Recent improvements to the rPA vaccine, specifically related to stability, suggests that it is well positioned to be a leading candidate for an award under a request for proposal (RFP) recently issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The vaccine candidate has completed one Phase 2 clinical study. This RFP is designed to meet the government’s stated goal to procure 25 million doses of an rPA anthrax vaccine for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). HHS has indicated that any awards under this RFP are scheduled to be granted in late 2008.

The acquisition of this rPA vaccine candidate, and the pending RFP, have no effect on Emergent’s $448 million contract with HHS for the delivery of 18.75 million doses of BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), the only FDA approved vaccine for the prevention of anthrax disease, into the SNS. Emergent continues to manufacture and deliver doses of BioThrax in accordance with this multi-year agreement.

The company intends to manufacture this new rPA anthrax vaccine, as well as BioThrax, in its recently constructed, large-scale manufacturing facility at its Lansing campus. The acquisition of the rPA vaccine candidate further solidifies Emergent’s well established franchise of anthrax countermeasures, which now includes:

BioThrax®, the only FDA-approved vaccine to prevent the infection of anthrax. Nearly 2.0 million men and women of the United States military have received the vaccine, and HHS has procured more than 28 million doses of BioThrax for the SNS;

rPA 102, a recombinant anthrax vaccine candidate, which is composed of a purified protein with an alum adjuvant and is designed to induce antibodies that neutralize anthrax toxins;

AVP-21D9, a human monoclonal antibody product candidate being developed as an intravenous treatment for patients who present symptoms of anthrax disease; and

AIG, a polyclonal anthrax immune globulin product candidate, which is derived from human plasma from individuals who have been vaccinated with BioThrax.

“As the manufacturer of the only FDA approved anthrax vaccine, Emergent BioSolutions has a proven track record of delivering critical biodefense countermeasures to the U.S. Government. Given HHS’s stated commitment to procure up to an additional 25 million doses of a recombinant anthrax vaccine for the Strategic National Stockpile, we felt this was the right opportunity for our company at the right time,” said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions. “Additionally, we are pleased to provide the U.S. Government with the important option to select an advanced rPA anthrax vaccine candidate from a domestic manufacturer. As the premiere domestic biodefense supplier, this was a natural fit for us,” he continued.

Data reviewed to date relating to the rPA vaccine candidate suggests that the steps taken to address a prior stability issue affecting the vaccine position the product for continued development toward regulatory approval and to be a leading candidate for the HHS procurement contract of 25 million doses under the recently issued RFP.

Under the terms of the asset acquisition, Emergent BioSolutions paid VaxGen $2 million upon execution of the definitive agreement and may be obligated to pay up to an additional $8 million in milestone payments, plus specified percentages of future net sales.

About rPA 102
The vaccine candidate, rPA 102, is based on a recombinant form of the protective antigen protein. This vaccine contains a purified protein (rPA) formulated with an alum adjuvant and is designed to induce antibodies that neutralize anthrax toxins. The vaccine candidate does not cause anthrax infection and is based on the pioneering work of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). rPA 102 has been the subject of two research and development grants totaling approximately $100 million from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). In 2004, HHS awarded VaxGen an $877 million contract for delivery of 75 million doses of rPA 102. The contract was subsequently terminated by HHS, based on its determination that VaxGen failed to successfully cure the condition endangering performance and failed to meet a milestone imposed by HHS that required VaxGen to initiate a clinical trial of the vaccine candidate by December 18, 2006. This failure was primarily related to stability issues with the vaccine.

About USAMRIID
USAMRIID, located at Fort Detrick, Maryland, is the lead medical research laboratory for the DoD Biological Defense Research Program, and plays a key role in national defense and in infectious disease research. The Institute conducts basic and applied research on biological threats resulting in medical solutions (such as vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to protect the warfighter. While USAMRIID’s primary mission is focused on the military, its research often has applications that benefit society as a whole. USAMRIID is a subordinate laboratory of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. For more information, visit www.usamriid.army.mil

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a profitable, multinational biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission — to protect life. We develop, manufacture and commercialize immunobiotics, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Our products target infectious diseases and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or underserved public health needs. Our marketed product, BioThrax(R) (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. More information on the company is available at www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

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This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, including our expected revenue growth and net earnings for 2008, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including our ability to obtain new BioThrax® sales contracts with the U.S. government; our plans for future sales of BioThrax; our plans to pursue label expansions and improvements for BioThrax; our plans to expand our manufacturing facilities and capabilities; the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; our ongoing and planned development programs, preclinical studies and clinical trials; our ability to identify and acquire or in license products and product candidates that satisfy our selection criteria; the potential benefits of our existing collaboration agreements and our ability to enter into selective additional collaboration arrangements; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our intellectual property portfolio; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that W. James Jackson, Ph.D., has been appointed chief scientific officer, effective immediately. Dr. Jackson will report directly to Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer.

As CSO, Dr. Jackson will lead the company’s scientific evaluation of new products and technology platforms and will be responsible for building and managing Emergent’s scientific advisory board. Additionally, Dr. Jackson will support the CEO in external communications by providing scientific expertise and perspective about the company’s technologies, platforms, and product candidates to government agencies and officials, investors, analysts and at scientific meetings.

“I am honored to be named chief scientific officer of Emergent BioSolutions. Because we are such a pioneering and growth-oriented company, I look forward to playing a leading role in the company’s new product acquisition efforts, and to applying my experience to help extend the company’s product portfolio in pursuit of our strategic goals,” said Dr. Jackson.

Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions said, “After an extensive search including interviews with a variety of internal and external candidates, I am very pleased to appoint Dr. Jackson to this important post. Jim’s breadth and depth of experience and his intimate knowledge of our pipeline make him particularly suited to serve as Emergent’s chief scientific officer. I look forward to working closely with him in this new capacity and am confident his expertise will provide leadership to our development initiatives and add value to our company as a whole.”

Dr. Jackson joined Emergent BioSolutions in 2003, as a result of Emergent’s acquisition of Antex Biologics Inc., where Dr. Jackson had been vice president of research and development. Since 2003, Dr. Jackson has served in several management capacities within the company including vice president, commercial product development and most recently as vice president, technical support. Dr. Jackson brings over 20 years of biopharmaceutical research and development experience to the company, including leading research efforts related to antigen identification and characterization, pre-clinical evaluation, and initial development of bacterial vaccines in the areas of respiratory, enteric, and sexually transmitted diseases. Among his accomplishments, Dr. Jackson has been issued 17 U.S. and foreign patents, obtained a number of state and federal research grants and has published frequently in various scientific journals. Dr. Jackson holds a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Georgia.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a profitable, multinational biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission — to protect life. We develop, manufacture and commercialize immunobiotics, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Our products target infectious diseases and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or underserved public health needs. Our marketed product, BioThrax(R) (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. More information on the company is available at www.emergentbiosolutions.com

Newly formed company to focus on creating critical R&D and manufacturing infrastructure and supplying biodefense countermeasures within Asia and other territories.
January 24, 2008 – Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) and Ninebio Sdn. Bhd. (“9Bio”) today announced the formation of a joint venture in Malaysia that will focus on creating critical biologics infrastructure and supplying biodefense countermeasures, including BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), and other medical and complementary products and services to the Government of Malaysia. It is anticipated that the joint venture will also supply such products and services to certain member countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (“OIC”) and other countries within Asia. 9Bio is a Malaysian Government owned company and one of the National Institutes of Health under the Ministry of Health. 9Bio is fully funded by the Government of Malaysia. The Government of Malaysia, through 9Bio, has selected Emergent BioSolutions as one of its principal partners to assist, as a contract service provider, in building vaccine development and manufacturing infrastructure. The joint venture will be majority owned by Emergent BioSolutions.

“This joint venture is a step towards our objective to obtain vaccine development and manufacturing capabilities as well as bio-terrorism preparedness. I am very proud that 9Bio has been entrusted to serve as an extension of the Malaysian Government’s implementation of these critical objectives. Emergent BioSolutions is the most appropriate partner for 9Bio for this venture and I am confident that the new company will exemplify both expertise and experience in this area,” said chief executive officer of 9Bio, Datuk Dr. Nor Shahidah Khairullah. “We are looking forward to working very closely with the Ministry of Health and other agencies in Malaysia in developing and implementing this plan.”

“We are honored to partner with 9Bio for this important joint venture and to have been selected by the Government of Malaysia to provide these important services. It is our belief that this joint venture will not only expand the use of our anthrax vaccine in this market, but will also serve as a platform for joint product development and manufacturing activities,” said Fuad El–Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions. “Emergent BioSolutions applauds the Malaysian Government’s support of a public-private partnership approach to growing the Malaysia biotechnology sector and we welcome the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the implementation of its plan.”

Witnessing the signing ceremony, Director General of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, Tan Sri Datuk Dr Haji Ismail Merican affirmed that through 9Bio, one of the National Institutes of Health in Malaysia, the Ministry of Health would be able to focus on developing and manufacturing biologics, biosecurity and bioterrorism countermeasures for Malaysia.

About Ninebio
Ninebio Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian Government owned company, and as one of the National Institutes of Health, under the Ministry of Health, is focused on the research and development of vaccines, natural products and biologics. Its vision is to “drive innovation solutions for a healthier world.” One of the focus areas of development is in biosecurity and bioterrorism counter-measures. 9Bio is currently cementing strategic alliances with companies that meet its needs. 9Bio is constructing its research and development and secondary manufacturing facility in Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is expected to be completed by 2010. Pending the completion of its facilities, 9Bio intends to procure and distribute vaccines, natural products and biologicals to customers in the ASEAN region thereby building its brand name. 9Bio is primarily funded by the Government of Malaysia.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc
Emergent BioSolutions Inc is a profitable, multinational biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission – to protect life. We develop, manufacture and commercialize immunobiotics, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or under deserved public health needs. Our marketed product, BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Absorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection.
More information on the company is available at www.emergentbiosolutions.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, including development plans, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of products; ability to identify and acquire or in license products and product candidates that satisfy selection criteria; the potential benefits of our existing collaboration agreements and our ability to enter into selective additional collaboration arrangements; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our intellectual property portfolio; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in Emergent’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Emergent disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.