manufacturer
(4) Manufacturer The term “manufacturer” includes— (A) a contractor or subcontractor of a manufacturer; (B) a supplier or licenser of any product, intellectual property, service, research tool, or component or other article used in the design, development, clinical testing, investigation, or manufacturing of a covered countermeasure; and (C) any or all of the parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns of a manufacturer.