Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) whose reputation in the field needs no introduction. With a challenging and inspiring mission to improve the quality of human lifeby enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer,
GSK is a research-based pharmaceutical company existing since the eighteenth century. Their vaccines are included in immunization campaigns in 182 countries worldwide. They delivered 1.4 billion vaccine doses in 2009, of which nearly 1 billion were shipped for use in developing countries.
Novartis, which was created in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, two companies with a rich and diverse corporate history is a medical research & development company. Novartis wants to discover,
develop and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases, to ease suffering and to enhance the quality of life. Their medicines and vaccines have treated and protected over 930 million people worldwide in 2009.
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to human vaccines. Their driving goal is to protect people from infectious diseases by creating safe and effective vaccines.
I They offer the broadest range of vaccines in the world, providing protection against 20 bacterial and viral diseases. They distribute more than 1.6 billion doses of vaccine each year, making it possible to vaccinate more than 500 million people across the globe.
