Article: Cubist Pharmaceuticals Selects ACS Dobfar as Single Source API Supplier.

LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBST) today announced that it has selected ACS Dobfar S.p.A. as the single source supplier of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for the IV antibiotic, CUBICIN(R) (daptomycin for injection). ACS's substantial fermentation and purification plant capacity enables it to meet all anticipated needs for CUBICIN API, and Cubist will therefore no longer require a second supplier for this portion of the CUBICIN supply chain. ACS's substantial plant capacity will also, over time, contribute to further improvement in CUBICIN cost-of-goods-sold.

"ACS provides us with high quality material for CUBICIN today and has ...

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