PT Bio Farma (Persero) is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise based in

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth mos ...

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and the only local vaccine manufacturer in Indonesia, which produces vaccines and sera to support

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in Indonesia and other countries. Bio Farma vaccine produced

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s against measles,

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, and

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. Bio Farma has supplied vaccines to multiple countries through

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and other organizations. Since 2020, it also serves as the

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for listed state-owned enterprises Kimia Farma and Indofarma. __TOC__

History

Bio Farma's history began during the Dutch East Indies period, when the colonial government founded (State Vaccine Development Agency) on 6 August 1890. The agency occupied a building in Weltevreden – Batavia, which is now

Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital ( id, Rumah Sakit Pusat Angkatan Darat Gatot Soebroto, Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital; abbreviated as RSPAD Gatot Soebroto) is a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The name of the hospital is derived from Gatot Soe ...

. Since its inception, focused on eliminating

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, which leads to its cooperation with

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. Eventually, the agency was renamed to in 1895. During the administration of J.P. van Limburg Stirum, Hendrik Tillema recommended to move the capital of Dutch East Indies to Bandung due to its natural conditions and hilly terrain, making it easier to defend. The idea was gradually accepted and began to be implemented by the Dutch colonial government in early 1920s after it was supported by Prof. J. Klopper, Rector of ''Technische Hogeschool te Bandoeng'' at the time. Government and private offices along with other agencies began moving to Bandung, including the foreign trade office,

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, government bodies and , which stayed in Bandung until the present day. The agency has experienced several changes in name and legal entity, which are as follows: Bio Farma Bandung

* 1890-1895 * 1895-1901 * 1902-1941 * 1942-1945 , under Japanese occupation * 1945-1949 , after Indonesian independence. During the independence war, its activities moved to

Klaten Klaten Regency ( jv, ꦏ꧀ꦭꦛꦺꦤ꧀, Klathèn) is a regency in Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 655.56 km2 and had a population of 1,130,047 at the 2010 Census and 1,260,506 at the 2020 Census. Its capital is t ...

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* 1946-1949 Since Bandung is under Dutch control during the independence war, the name of the Bandung facility reverted to ' * 1950-1954 , Independence war is over and the agency returned to Bandung * 1955-1960 * 1961-1978 * 1978-1997 * 1997–present

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* {{Authority control Companies based in Bandung Pharmaceutical companies of Indonesia Indonesian brands Government-owned companies of Indonesia Vaccine producers COVID-19 vaccine producers