The Netherlands Vaccine Institute
100 years of vaccine experience in the public domain.

The NVI was set up in January 2003 when the government-run vaccine producer SVM and the Vaccine Division of the "National Institute of Public Health and the Environment "(RIVM) merged. The merging partners have pooled their extensive knowledge and experience in the new Institute.

The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports supervises the NVI. The NVI has about 400 employees and an annual turnover of approximately 80 million euros. The NVI collaborates with many (inter)national public and private partners.

The NVI guarantees the supply of vaccines against infectious diseases for the Dutch population. The vaccines are used in the regular national vaccination programs and for emergency vaccination campaigns. More specifically, the tasks of the NVI are:

1. To supply high-quality vaccines for the national vaccination needs in a timely way and at affordable prices. The vaccines are produced in the NVI’s own production facilities or they are purchased.
2. To research and develop new vaccines.
3. Maintaining a knowledge base about vaccines and vaccination for the Department of Health.
   

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