Table 2. List of conducted interviews.
| Interview code | Organizations | No. of interviews | Interviewee’s position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine developers | ||||
| 1 | Shifa Pharmed Industrial Co. | 1 | Project manager | |
| 2 | CinnaGen | 1 | CEO | |
| 3 | Pasteur Institute of Iran | 1 | Production manager | |
| 4 | Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute | 1 | Project manager | |
| 5 | Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences | 1 | Project manager | |
| 6 | Milad Group of Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research | 1 | Project manager | |
| 7 | Osve Pharmaceutical Co. | 1 | CEO | |
| 8 | ReNAP Group Co. | 1 | CEO | |
| 9 | HUM Immune Biotechnology Co. | 1 | CEO | |
| 10, 11 | Noyan Pajouhan Biopharma | 2 | CEO, R&D manger | |
| 12, 13 | Nivad Pharmed Salamat | 2 | CEO, R&D manger | |
| Specialized accelerators | ||||
| 14 | PersisGene | 1 | CEO | |
| 15 | Paya FanYakhte | 1 | CEO | |
| Policy makers | ||||
| 16, 17 | BDH | 2 | Senior expert, vaccine evaluator expert | |
CEO, chief executive officer; R&D, research and development.