Bio Farma

PT Bio Farma (Persero)
Company typeState-owned PT
IndustryPharmaceuticals
PredecessorPasteur Institute of Indonesia (1890–1960)
Founded6 August 1890 (1890-08-06) as Parc-vaccinogène
HeadquartersBandung, Indonesia
ProductsVaccine
OwnersGovernment of Indonesia
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.biofarma.co.id/en/

PT Bio Farma (Persero) is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise based in Bandung, West Java and the only local vaccine manufacturer in Indonesia,[2] which produces vaccines and sera to support immunization in Indonesia and other countries.[3] Bio Farma vaccine produced vaccines against measles, polio, hepatitis B, and pentavalent vaccine.[2] Bio Farma has supplied vaccines to multiple countries through UNICEF, PAHO and other organizations.[4] Since 2020, it also serves as the holding company for listed state-owned enterprises Kimia Farma and Indofarma.[5]

  1. ^ a b Lane, EJ (21 October 2019). "Bio Farma becomes the controlling shareholder of KAEF an INAF". IDN Financials. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Hadisoemarto, PF; Reich, MR; Castro, MC (2016). "Introduction of pentavalent vaccine in Indonesia: a policy analysis". Health Policy and Planning. 31 (8). Oxford University Press: 1079–1088. doi:10.1093/heapol/czw038. PMC 5013783. PMID 27107293.
  3. ^ "Bio Farma". kementerian BUMN. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Bio Farma profile". June 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Fajar, Taufik (2020-02-04). "Bio Farma Jadi Induk Holding BUMN Farmasi". Okezone (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-09-04.