Sinovac Biotech

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. SINOVAC's product portfolio includes vaccines against COVID-19, enterovirus71 (EV71), hepatitis A and B, seasonal influenza, 23-valent pneumococcal... polysaccharide ("PPV"), H5N1 pandemic influenza (avian flu), H1N1 influenza (swine flu), varicella, mumps and poliomyelitis. SINOVAC's COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac®, has been granted emergency use approval or conditional marketing authorization in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Middle East countries and EUL by the WHO. Healive®, the hepatitis A vaccine manufactured by the Company, has passed the assessment under WHO prequalification procedures in 2017. The EV71 vaccine, an innovative vaccine developed by SINOVAC against hand foot and mouth disease caused by EV71, was commercialized in China in 2016. In 2009, SINOVAC was the first company worldwide to receive approval for its H1N1 influenza vaccine Panflu.1®, which it has supplied to the Chinese Government's vaccination campaign and stockpiling program. The Company is also the only supplier of the H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine Panflu® to the government stockpiling program. In 2021, SINOVAC's Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine has been approved for registration. The Company is developing several new products including combination vaccines. SINOVAC primarily sells its vaccines in China, while also exploring growth opportunities in international markets. The Company is actively seeking market authorization of its regular products in countries outside of China.Read More