center for genetic engineering and biotechnology center for genetic engineering and biotechnology the center for genetic engineering and biotechnology (spanish: centro de ingeniería genética y biotecnología, cigb) is a research institute in havana, cuba. it is responsible for creating the abdala vaccine. center for genetic engineering and biotechnologyoffices of the cigbresearch institute overviewformedjuly 1, 1985 (1985-07-01)jurisdiction cubaheadquartersavenida 31 no. 15802, havana, cuba23.0738°n 82.4523°w﻿ / 23.0738; -82.4523websitewww.cigb.edu.cu the centre developed the covid-19 vaccine mambisa which is in the final stages of clinical trials.