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Starpharma set for condom sales in China

Starpharma has entered an MOU with a Chinese firm to supply China's so-called government market with Starpharma's VivaGel-coated condom.

Australian biotech Starpharma has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese company to make and sell its VivaGel-coated condom in China.

VivaGel has both antibacterial and antiviral properties and has been shown in laboratory studies to inactivate common viruses that cause sexually-transmitted infections.

The Chinese company is a major supplier of condoms to the Chinese government's Birth Control Department and Disease Prevention Department.

The so-called government market in China requires about three billion condoms each year for birth control and disease prevention.


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