glaxosmithkline

• worldwide organisation

  one of the largest vaccine businesses in the world

  produced zidovudine for HIV infection

  have a huge investment in research and development
• Patents protect the companies intellectual property and prevents other companies profiting off their product

  Allows LIDC countries to have their own generic version
• sell drugs for HIV to LIDCs for small prices
• Covid 19

  they collaborated with the US to test antibodies

  clinical testing in 2022
• Global impacts

  Most of their medicines are recommended by the WHO and they address the UN when it comes to global health challenges