Big Pharma plays CMO as Pfizer signs on to produce Covid-19 drug remdesivir for Gilead August 9, 2020 Auto Bot BioPharma, biopharma nl, California, Foster City, Gilead Sciences, New York, Pfizer, remdesivir, SARS-CoV-2, Veklury 0 Gilead Sciences had said in its second-quarter earnings that it would partner with companies in North America, Europe and Asia to manufacture the antiviral drug, which received an emergency use authorization from the FDA in May.