Biovac

🇿🇦 Biopharmaceutical company
🌍 Sustainable African vaccine manufacture
🏆 2025 Top Employer – Awarded by the Top Employer Institute

Biovac was founded in 2003 to revive and restore South Africa’s vaccine manufacturing capabilities. We are an African based manufacturer contributing towards filling the gap that exists in the lack of African vaccine manufacturing capability. We recognise that we’ll only achieve this if we match scientific innovation through local biotechnology skills with the most advanced manufacturing technolog

y and global partnerships. We work closely with local academic institutions, global pharmaceutical companies, the public sector as well as private sector. Some of our achievements are described below:

We manufacture highly advanced vaccines on behalf of leading international biopharmaceutical companies. Biovac is licensed to manufacture a fully liquid hexavalent vaccine from Sanofi that targets and protects against six childhood diseases. In 2021, we envisage to start the manufacture of a multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine from Pfizer. We supply over 15-million doses of vaccines a year in South Africa and neighbouring countries under strict cold chain conditions. We have built inhouse product development capability and technologies and have successfully out-licensed one of our technologies to international manufacturers. We are working to establish new safeguards against pathogens like group B streptococcus bacteria, a rising cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns. To do this vital work, we rely on sophisticated technology and, above all, the skills and dedication of more than 350 highly trained team members. Along with our partners, we’ve invested over R800 million in infrastructure and skills development at our manufacturing facilities in Cape Town. These investments are resulting in estimated benefits of more than R500-million a year to the national economy.

25/05/2026

🌍Today’s spectacular event marks yet another incredible milestone for Biovac, as we continue expediting the advancement of African vaccine manufacturing, and strengthening the continent’s long-term health security and pandemic resilience.

We were honoured to host a key ministerial delegation, including the Honourable Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry, Mr. Parks Tau, and his Director-General Mr. Simphiwe Hamilton, Director-General of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Mlungisi Cele, and Chairperson of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Mr. David McAllister, alongside government leaders, funders, strategic partners, and members of the diplomatic community to Cape Town.

The visit to Biovac, also including representatives of South Africa’s biotechnology ecosystem, marked keynote discussions, tours of our 15 Alexandra Road facility, and concluded with a ceremonial soil-turning moment for Biovac’s future greenfield manufacturing facility currently being built at Diesel Road - a significant step forward in expanding local vaccine manufacturing capability and strengthening pharmaceutical production in South Africa.

Thank you to all our valued stakeholders, and , who contributed to making the day a success - Together, we continue building the future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa.

30/04/2026

🇿🇦Its African Vaccination Week!

For Every Generation, vaccines work🛡️

28/04/2026

Big careers often begin with small, brave steps.
We’re proud to welcome a new group of interns to Biovac, each one learning, growing, and contributing to protecting lives through public health. 🌱

We’ll be getting to know a few of them better in our “Day in the Life” series, sharing their experiences, insights, and growth along the way. 💙

08/04/2026

On World Health Day, we’re reminded that health is built through access, prevention, and strong systems that serve everyone. 🌍🛡️

Today, we celebrate the partnerships, people, and science that make healthier futures possible, and reaffirm our commitment to health for all. 🤝✨

Our work goes beyond manufacturing vaccines. It’s about strengthening public health, supporting local innovation, and helping ensure communities across Africa can rely on safe, high-quality protection. 💉🔬💙

06/04/2026

Family Day reminds us that health is shared across generations. 💙

Our work, vision, and goal are rooted in protecting families today while strengthening a healthier future for generations to come. 🌱

26/03/2026

🌍Biovac's ELT in Action: Driving Biovac 2.0 Forward!

Our Extended Leadership Team's quarterly collab session was filled with translating our Biovac 2.0 strategy into smart ex*****on plans where Institutional Strengthening was the core theme of the day.

We’re super excited to keep this momentum going!

The collab space was buzzing with energy & ideas, as clusters from across the business all worked to ensure that we are ready to deliver 🙌🏽

Our Biovac 2.0 growth journey is more than a plan; it’s a deep leadership commitment to execute in was that elevates the company and our people. We are building a robust, resilient, and future ready organisation...and of course we are having loads of fun along the way 🎉

Here's a glimpse of the day's excitement - see our incredible ELT in action!

24/03/2026

Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s most serious infectious diseases, but it is preventable. 💙

On World TB Day, we are reminded that prevention, early detection, and strong health systems save lives. We believe protecting communities starts long before illness spreads. 🌍

Because every step toward prevention is a step toward a healthier future. 💉✨

21/03/2026

The right to health begins with access. 💙

This Human Rights Day, we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening vaccine access, local manufacturing, and health equity across Africa. 🌍

08/03/2026

Behind every strong pregnancy is a woman balancing strength, purpose, and possibility. 🤍

This International Women’s Day, we’re shining a light on three remarkable women at Biovac who are not only contributing to public health, but are also preparing to welcome new life.

Through their voices and stories, we celebrate the women who nurture, lead, and protect, both at work and at home. 💙✨

28/02/2026

RARE BUT NOT ALONE 💙

Today, we honour the courage, strength, and resilience of everyone living with a rare disease.

Your journey matters. Your story matters. And you are never alone. 🌈✨

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