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The origin of Medicago dates back to 1997.PHOTO : Radio-Canada / Félix Duchesne

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has announced that Medicago is ceasing operations. The Quebec company, founded on July 17, 1997 by Louis-Philippe Vézina and François Arcand, made headlines during the first years of the pandemic. It will be remembered that she had developed a vaccine once morest Covid made from a plant related to tobacco.

The late development of the Covifenz vaccine and the obstacles posed by the WHO got the better of this flagship of Quebec City.

Interview with the founder and first CEO of Medicago, François Arcand.