Sanofi Pasteur gets WHO prequalification for Typhim Vi; opens R&D unit in Canada

24 June 2011

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of French drug major Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) has been granted World Health Organization prequalification to its Typhim Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine, making it the first WHO prequalified typhoid vaccine, the company revealed yesterday.

WHO prequalification is a key step that allows for the procurement of vaccines by UNICEF and other United Nations agencies like the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Revolving Fund. It is also a prerequisite for GAVI Alliance New and Underused Vaccines Support for vaccine distribution, ensuring and improving developing countries’ access to vaccines that meet unified standards of quality, safety and efficacy.

$101 million vaccine R&D unit in Toronto

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