Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to Participate in Four Investor Conferences in September 2011

BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that Dr. Weidong Yin, President and CEO, Ms. Nan Wang, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Ms. Helen Yang, Investor Relations Manager, are scheduled to attend four upcoming investor conferences in New York City and Boston.

• Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference, New York City
  • Sinovac is scheduled to present at 2:50 pm on Monday, September 12, 2011 and will be participating in one-on-one meetings on September 12, 2011.

• Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference, New York City
  • Sinovac is scheduled to present at 1:35 pm ET on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 and will be participating in one-on-one meetings on September 13 and 14, 2011.
  • 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.

• Morgan Stanley China Healthcare Day Conference, Boston
  • Sinovac will be participating in one-on-one meetings on Thursday, September 15, 2011

• UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, New York City
  • Sinovac is scheduled to present at 4:00 pm ET on Monday, September 19, 2011 and will be participating in one-on-one meetings on September 19, 2011.

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), mumps, rubella, HIB, epidemic meningitis, varicella and human rabies. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Tangshan Yian, is focusing on the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of animal vaccines, which is anticipated to be launched in 2011.

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