BEIJING, Aug. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Amex:
SVA -
News), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that it has changed its primary contact for investor relations.
Sinovac's appointment of SEGUE VENTURES, LLC as its primary investor relations contact expired on July 31, 2006. Until another investor relations firm is appointed, Sinovac's primary investor relations contact will be Ms. Helen G. Yang, its International Finance Manager.
Mr. Weidong Yin, President and CEO of Sinovac said, "We would like to thank Segue Ventures for its dedication to Sinovac in the past year and for helping us deliver information to the investing public. We remain committed to maintaining a communication channel with the investment community."
About Sinovac
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. Sinovac's vaccines include Healive(TM) (hepatitis A), Bilive(TM) (combined hepatitis A and B) and Anflu(TM) (influenza). Sinovac is currently developing human vaccines against the H5N1 strain of pandemic influenza, Japanese encephalitis and SARS.
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CONTACT:
Helen G. Yang
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Phone: +86-10-82890088 Ext. 871
Fax: +86-10-62966910
About SINOVAC
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SINOVAC) 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, enterovirus 71 (EV71) infected Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD), hepatitis A and B, seasonal influenza, pneumococcal disease, H5N1 pandemic influenza (avian flu), H1N1 influenza (swine flu), varicella, mumps, and poliomyelitis.
SINOVAC's COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac®, has been approved for use in more than 60 countries and regions worldwide. The Healive®, a hepatitis A vaccine manufactured by the Company, passed the assessment under WHO prequalification procedures in 2017. The EV71 vaccine, Inlive®, is an innovative vaccine, that was commercialized in China in 2016. In 2022, SINOVAC's Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV) was prequalified by WHO.
SINOVAC was the first company that granted approval for its H1N1 influenza vaccine Panflu.1®, which 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 Chinese government stockpiling program.
SINOVAC has been continually dedicating itself to new vaccine research and development, with more combination vaccine products in the pipeline, and constantly exploring opportunities in the international market. SINOVAC looks forward to conducting more extensive and in-depth trade and cooperation with more countries, enterprises, and professional institutions.
For more information, please see the Company’s website at www.sinovac.com.
Contacts
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Helen Yang
+86-10-8279-9871 or
+86-10-5693-1897
Fax: +86-10-6296-6910
ir@sinovac.com
ICR Inc.
Bill Zima
U.S.: 1-646-308-1707
william.zima@icrinc.com