16.12.2004

Signs avian influenza vaccine co-development agreement with China centre of disease control and prevention. Sinovac Biotech Ltd. announces that it has signed an Avian influenza Vaccine Co-development Agreement with China Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).

The two parties intend to apply for government funding for this avian influenza vaccine co-development project.
The World Health Organization influenza network began providing the prototype bird flu virus early in 2004 to vaccine makers around the world. Sinovac received the virus in April 2004.