Pipeline
Improving Human Wellness Through Innovative Recombinant Protein Biotechnology
More than 250,000 children under 5 years of age die annually from rotavirus
Rotavirus Vaccine: Supply and Demand Update (2022, UNICEF)
The major pathogen causing
Acute gastroenteritis & diarrheal
In infants & toddlers
Highly contagious pathogen
Transmission by fewer than
100 of viral particles
High viability
Stable at 53℃ & pH 3
1Market size : An estimated $2.4 B (2022)
2Introduction into National Immunization Program (NIP) in 118 countries
Product
Manufacturer
2017
2018
Rotateq
MSD
772 B₩
819 B₩
Rotarix
GSK
766 B₩
780 B₩
2About 50 B₩ per year Introduction into NIP in 2023
Product
Price/dose
# of dose
Total price
Rotateq
₩ 100,000
3
₩ 300,000
Rotarix
₩ 120,000
2
₩ 240,000
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Companies,and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support global health R&D.