Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Presents at Two Investor Conferences in May 2011

BEIJING, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that Mr. Jacob Ho, Chief Financial Officer, and Ms. Helen Yang, Investor Relations Manager, are scheduled to present at two upcoming investor conferences in New York City.

• Piper Jaffray 8th Annual China Growth Conference
  • Sinovac is scheduled to present at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 and will be participating in one-on-one meetings

A live webcast of the presentation will be available online on the Investor Relations Home page of the Sinovac’s corporate Web site at http://www.sinovac.com .

• Oppenheimer 5th Annual China Dragon Conference
  • Sinovac is scheduled to present at 8:30 am ET on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 and will be participating in one-on-one meetings on May 18

About Sinovac

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A, seasonal influenza, H5N1 (bird flu) pandemic influenza and H1N1 influenza. In 2009, Sinovac was the first company worldwide to receive approval for its H1N1 influenza vaccine, PANFLU.1, and has received orders from the Chinese Central Government pursuit to the government stockpiling program. The Company is developing a number of new vaccine products, including vaccines for pneumococcal conjugate, enterovirus 71 (EV71) (against Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease), Japanese Encephalitis, animal and human rabies, HIB and epidemic meningitis, chickenpox, mumps and rubella. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Tangshan Yian, is focusing on the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of animal vaccines and has completed the field trials for an independently developed inactivated animal rabies vaccine, which is anticipated to be launched into market in 2011.

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