the center for molecular immunology will give roswell park all of the documentation ( how it 's produced , toxicity data , results from past trials ) for an fda drug application ; johnson says she hopes to get approval for testing cimavax within six to eight months , and to start clinical trials in a year . the obama administration has for several years had a promising therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer . the almost 27 hours on the ground placed business leaders from new york - based companies including pfizer inc. and mastercard inc. in direct contact with cuban executives in the same fields . how did cuba end the half - century u.s. embargo led by the us . though the country is justly the roswell park cancer institute and software company infor struck deals with their cuban counterparts on new york governor andrew cuomo ’s trade mission to the communist island nation . ” governor andrew cuomo “ it affirms the feeling i had coming down that normalization of relationships between our special countries is the exact right way to go , ” cuomo said . ” on monday , cuomo became the first u.s governor to visit cuba since president barack obama eased travel restrictions . roswell park , based in buffalo , will work with the center for molecular immunology in havana to bring a lung cancer vaccine to the u.s. , while manhattan - based infor will provide healthcare software to a cuban university , the companies ’ chief executive officers said tuesday at a news briefing at jose marti airport in havana .