Advisory board

Our mission to revolutionise vaccine development is guided by a team of world-class advisors. Our Advisory Board comprises leading experts in virology, immunology, and biopharmaceuticals, bringing decades of experience and driving innovative solutions.

Dr Emilio Emini

Former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute. 30+ year career in the biopharmaceutical industry in senior positions in anti-infectives and vaccines R&D, including Senior Vice President, Research, Merck.​

Dr Jim Tartaglia

Former VP R&D, Head of Vaccine Development and LCM Portfolio at Sanofi Pasteur. Over 30 year tenure in positions such as site head for R&D in Toronto and portfolio leadership roles. Executive Director of Research at Virogenetics Corporation of Troy, New York.

Dr Frederick Hayden

Former medical officer in the Global Influenza Programme at the World Health Organization (Geneva) and influenza research coordinator at the Wellcome Trust (London). Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Clinical Virology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Dr John McCauley

Former Director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre at the Francis Crick Institute in London (formerly the World Influenza Centre at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)). Co-chair of the scientific advisory board of GISAID.

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