please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message sanofi pasteur type public founded august 2004 by merger headquarters lyon france key people olivier charmeil executive vice president vaccines parent sanofi website sanofipasteur.com sanofi pasteur is the vaccines division of the multinational pharmaceutical company sanofi . sanofi pasteur is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to vaccines . sanofi pasteur is one of four global producers of the yellow fever vaccine . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 key dates 2 key facts & figures in 2012 3 vaccines 4 2012 bcg supply shortage 5 external links 6 references history edit in 2004 aventis merged with and into sanofi . the new sanofi aventis group became the world s 3rd largest pharmaceutical company . aventis pasteur the vaccine division 2 of sanofi aventis group changed its name to sanofi pasteur . 3 in 2014 sanofi pasteur stopped producing its effective fav afrique antivenom because competition from cheaper though less powerful competitors made it unprofitable . 4 doctors without borders said that it would take two years to develop a similar antivenom and that existing stocks will run out in june 2016 . 4 key dates edit 1897 marcel m rieux creates the m rieux biological institute in lyon . richard slee creates the pocono biological laboratories in swiftwater pennsylvania in the u.s. 5 1914 john fitzgerald creates connaught laboratories 6 part of the university of toronto . 1968 rh ne poulenc acquires 51 % of the capital of the institut m rieux . 1974 pasteur institute creates pasteur production a subsidiary specializing in manufacturing vaccines . 1978 connaught laboratories in canada acquires the vaccine manufacturing facility merrell national laboratories at swiftwater pennsylvania u.s. 1985 pasteur production is acquired by the m rieux institute and pasteur vaccins is created . 1989 the m rieux institute acquires the connaught laboratories in canada and its subsidiaries and becomes a world leader in human biology . 1990 creation of pasteur m rieux serums & vaccins . 1994 pasteur m rieux s rums & vaccins becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of rh ne poulenc . 1996 pasteur m rieux connaught is the new name of pasteur m rieux serums et vaccins . 1999 rh ne poulenc and hoechst unite their life sciences activities in a single company which takes on the name aventis . within this group pasteur m rieux connaught changes its name to aventis pasteur . 2004 merger of aventis with and into sanofi . the new sanofi aventis group becomes the world s 3rd largest pharmaceutical company behind pfizer and glaxosmithkline . aventis pasteur the vaccine division of the sanofi aventis group changes its name to sanofi pasteur . 2008 sanofi pasteur acquires acambis plc a biotech company . 2009 sanofi pasteur acquires major stake in hyderabad based shantha biotechnics . 7 key facts & figures in 2012 edit sanofi pasteur 2012 net sales 3 897 millions 5.7 % over 2011 staff nearly 13 000 employees worldwide more than 1 billion doses of vaccines produced yearly to immunize more than 500 million people in the world largest product range available against 20 infectious diseases more than 1 million invested every day in r & d nearly 2 billion invested in the last 5 years in production infrastructures . headquarters lyon france 14 production and or r & d sites located in marcy l toile and val de reuil france swiftwater pennsylvania sanofi pasteur s united states headquarters 8 cambridge massachusetts and canton massachusetts orlando florida and rockville maryland united states toronto canada pilar buenos aires province argentina shenzhen china hyderabad india ocoyoacac mexico chachoengsao thailand neuville sur sa ne france 9 vaccines edit theracys bladder cancer 10 adacel tdap diphtheria tetanus and pertussis 10 daptacel dtap diphtheria tetanus and pertussis 10 diphtheria and tetanus toxoids adsorbed usp diphtheria tetanus and pertussis 10 tetanus toxoid adsorbed diphtheria tetanus and pertussis 10 trihibit dtap hib booster use diphtheria tetanus and pertussis and haemophilus influenzae type b 10 tripedia dtap vaccine diphtheria tetanus pertussis 10 acthib haemophilus influenzae type b 10 fluzone influenza virus vaccine influenza 10 fluzone influenza virus vaccine no preservative influenza 10 fluzone influenza virus vaccine no preservative ped dose influenza 10 menactra meningococcal 10 in 2011 menactra became the first meningococcal vaccine approved for use in infants . 11 menomune a c y w 135 meningococcal 10 ipol polio 10 imogam rabies ht rabies immune globulin 10 imovax rabies rabies 10 decavac tetanus and diphtheria 10 tetanus toxoid adsorbed tetanus 10 tetanus toxoid for booster use only tetanus 10 je vax japanese encephalitis virus 10 typhim vi typhoid fever 10 yf vax yellow fever 10 tubersol tuberculosis 10 2012 bcg supply shortage edit main article bcg vaccine in the fall of 2011 the sanofi pasteur plant flooded causing problems with mold . 12 the facility located in toronto ontario canada produced bcg vaccine products made with the glaxo 1077 strain 13 such as a tuberculosis vaccine immucyst a bcg immunotherapeutic a bladder cancer drug . by april 2012 the fda had found dozens of documented problems with sterility at the plant including mold nesting birds and rusted electrical conduits . 12 the resulting closure of the plant for over two years resulting in shortages of bladder cancer and tuberculosis vaccines . 14 the toronto sanofi plant 15 on october 29 2014 health canada gave the permission for sanofi to resume production of bcg . 16 external links edit official website references edit yellow plague . the economist . issn 0013 0613 . retrieved 2016 05 19 . sanofi pasteur vaccine hub . www.vaccinehub.com.au . retrieved 1 march 2014 . sanofi aventis sanofi pasteur the vaccine division of the sanofi aventis group changes its name to sanofi pasteur . retrieved 2007 11 04 . a b associated press 7 september 2015 . snakebite anti venom running out worldwide msf . cbc news . retrieved 8 september 2015 . why vaccinate . www.vaccinehub.com.au . retrieved 1 march 2014 . connaught and the canadian polio vaccine story . conntact june 1996 vol . 9 no. 3 employee news of connaught laboratories limited . retrieved 11 december 2012 . http www.thehindubusinessline.com companies article2101029.ece http www.sanofipasteur.us http www.sanofi.fr l fr fr layout.jsp cnt 78e1307e 31bc 4815 af98 4778bf224148 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w sanofi pasteur us products . retrieved 2007 12 04 . staff writer 25 april 2011 . fda grants licensure to expand indication for sanofi pasteur s menactra . rttnews . retrieved 26 april 2011 . a b april 2012 inspectional observations form 483 u.s. food and drug administration vaccines blood & biologics april 12 retrieved 29 january 2016 check date values in date help fine p.e.m 2004 . issues relating to the use of bcg in immunization programmes a discussion document who v & b 99.23 pdf . geneva who . palmer eric 10 september 2014 merck again shipping bcg cancer treatment but sanofi still is not shortages of bladder cancer and tuberculosis treatment have persisted for two years fiercepharma access date requires url help palmer eric 12 july 2012 merck again shipping bcg cancer treatment but sanofi still is not shortages of 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