Statens Serum Institut

Coordinates: 55°39′58″N 12°35′28″E / 55.666°N 12.591°E / 55.666; 12.591
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The main building of the original serum institute is represented on the company logo.

Statens Serum Institut (SSI, lit. The State's Serum Institute), is a

congenital disorders, and threats from weapons of mass destruction.[1]

History

Founded in 1902 in the

Research and Development and Danish and International funds contribute around 100 million DKK.[2]

Administratively, the State Serum Institute sorts under the Danish

Ministry of Health and Prevention under minister of health. Virologist Herdis von Magnus headed the Institute's enterovirus department in 1955 and led the development and distribution of the polio vaccine in Denmark.[3]

The

antibodies after primary vaccination for poliovirus 1, 2, and 3.[5]

Apart from work in Denmark, Statens Serum Institut is also involved in health promotion and monitoring in Guinea-Bissau, as maintained by the Bandim Health Project.

Mainly

antibiotic resistance.[2][6]

SSI has transferred its vaccine production business to AJ Vaccines. AJ Vaccines will continue to produce vaccines on SSI's facility. SSI, under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, will continue to be responsible for ensuring the supply of vaccines to the Danish vaccination programmes.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Mission, vision and strategy". en.ssi.dk.
  2. ^ a b "Statens Serum Institut". en.ssi.dk.
  3. ^ "Herdis von Magnus | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  4. ^ "Statens Serum Institut (SSI)". ecdc.europa.eu. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27.
  5. ^ a b "Key figures". en.ssi.dk.
  6. ^ "Industrial Farm Workers Carry Drug-Resistant Bacteria Associated With Livestock | Science 2.0". www.science20.com. August 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Statens Serum Institut vaccine production business sold to AJ Vaccines Holding ApS". Statens Serum Institut. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.

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