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Glaxo's Big Bet on Battling Pandemics

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Glaxo made a calculated bet on vaccines in 2004 with the spread of the bird flu H5N1 virus in Asia. THis flu killed half of the people infected. At the time Glaxo was told by the Department of Health and Human Services for its Relenza flu vaccine-"how much can you make and how fast?" It reflected the high level of concern among the public, and the need for governments to respond quickly or be seen negatively by the public. Chief Executive Jean-Pierrre Garnier tapped David Stout to put togethe a team to focus on pandemic flu. New production lines were opened for Relenza in Australia, France and the USA. By 2005 governments in the USA and other countries were placing large orders for Relenza.

Glaxo Smithkline.

06/12/2007

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