Kramer disingenuous letter

December 24, 2005

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Letters to the editor: Real story is one of success

December 24 2005

The Daily Press recently ran a misguided and misleading story about BioPort

Corporation - the nation's only FDA-licensed manufacturer of an anthrax vaccine

- and its 1998 purchase and subsequent renovation of an anthrax vaccine

manufacturing facility previously owned by the state of Michigan.

Unfortunately, you missed the real story behind this acquisition - which in

reality is one of a remarkable and successful turnaround. In fact, the state of

Michigan auctioned its aged and outdated facility in an open bid process

involving 19 companies. BioPort was the successful bidder, and we took over the

facility after it had already been closed for renovation to meet FDA

requirements.

After seven years of dedicated work, it is crystal clear from many independent

analyses that the management and employees of BioPort took that outmoded

manufacturing facility and transformed it into an efficient, compliant producer

of a critical bio-defense vaccine. I'm proud of that fact - and that through

these efforts the nation has access to a safe, effective and licensed anthrax

vaccine for the protection of our military men and women.

Further, I am proud that our company is contributing to the defense of our

nation against weapons of mass destruction by providing an anthrax vaccine to

the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Strategic National

Stockpile.

Without our commitment, today our country might not have a critically needed

vaccine to protect us against a bio-terror weapon that has already been used

against the American public.

G. Kramer Sr.

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