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Fraser Barton

New vaccine lab hailed as 'missing link'

The CSIRO has opened a $23.1 million National Vaccine and Therapeutics Laboratory in Melbourne. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A new national lab that will turn drug and vaccine candidates into products to be mass produced has been hailed as the "missing link" in Australia's biomedical sector.

The CSIRO opened a $23.1 million National Vaccine and Therapeutics Laboratory in Melbourne. It will produce vaccines and drug treatments in Australia following a successful pilot during the early stages of the pandemic.

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