Interesting email from the Wikileaks Clinton archive:

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• UPMC's Proposed 21CB:

We are pursuing funding for a flexible, multi-product biologics facility in Southwestern PA, to develop and

manufacture vaccines and therapeutic drugs as a defense against our nation's gravest threat: the Pandemic

spread of diseases and diseases used by bioterrorists as weapons of mass destruction. Thanks

to the tremendous help from our partners, Governor Rendell and Senator Arlen Specter, we have garnered

wide spread support from many across the executive Branch and Congress including Vice President Biden and

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. We will have the opportunity to brief DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on

June 15th. The economic impact to the region would be unparalleled, resulting in approximately 1000 direct

jobs and up to 6000 indirect jobs, all the while reducing production costs to the U. S. Government by 80

%. (Please see attached 21st Century Biodefense document.)

• UPMC's Proposal for the Italian Government:

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UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05762435 Date: 06/30/2015

Prime Minister Berlusconi is very much tied to the American agenda and would likely be interested in

developing and funding a companion vaccine manufacturing facility -(600 million Euros,) under UPMC

management, which would serve not only to enhance the strategic defense relationship between Italy and the

United States, but also demonstrate that the Prime Minister is responsive to the increasing public concern

regarding H1N1. It can be an economic driver to both countries, as well. Italy has close ties in the

Mediterranean basin and northern Africa, in particular, and producing vaccines for these countries is desirable

in keeping with the new US. Global Health Care Initiative. Thus, for both substantive and strategic/political

reasons, the 21CB vaccine facility should be exceedingly attractive to Italy.

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