Sinovac Biotech

40°01′52″N 116°18′01″E / 40.031°N 116.3003°E / 40.031; 116.3003

Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: SVA
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FounderYin Weidong[1]
Headquarters39 Shang Di West Road, Haidian District, ,
China
Number of employees
4,281 (as of 2022)[2]
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese科兴控股生物技术有限公司
Traditional Chinese科興控股生物技術有限公司
Literal meaningKexing Holdings Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Xìng Kònggǔ Shēngwù Jìshù Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Websitewww.sinovac.com Edit this at Wikidata

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Chinese: 科兴控股生物技术有限公司) is a Chinese biopharmaceutical company based in Haidian District, Beijing that focuses on the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. The company was listed on the Nasdaq but the exchange halted Sinovac's trading in February 2019 due to a proxy fight.[3][4] The company has faced bribery probes in China.[3] Its COVID-19 vaccine was also the target of a covert disinformation campaign by the US government.[5]

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  3. ^ a b Dou, Eva (December 4, 2020). "As China nears a coronavirus vaccine, bribery cloud hangs over drugmaker Sinovac". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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