ASF vaccine manufacturer AVAC hopes to help Asia

Late July 2023 there was a worldwide scoop for Vietnam: the 1st ever 2 vaccines against African Swine Fever were granted market authority. One of these companies was AVAC, a pharmaceutical company based close to the capital Hanoi. Pig Progress spoke to its CEO, Dr Nguyen Van Diep. He hopes the vaccine can soon be available to more countries in Asia. Being granted permission wasn’t so much a big reason for celebrations, Nguyen explained. Rather, at the company, employing more than 100 people