Key Milestones in Evolution of Biopharmaceutical & Vaccine Manufacturing (Lionel Gerentes, Sanofi)

Key Milestones in Evolution of Biopharmaceutical & Vaccine Manufacturing (Lionel Gerentes, Sanofi)

Dr Lionel Gerentes (Head of Viral & Bacterial Scientific Excellence , MSAT Vaccine, Sanofi) introduces key milestones over the last 80 years in the evolution of biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing. Presented as part of the session: Can Vaccines Turn the Tide on Neglected & Tropical Diseases? ​ With the following presentations: Control measures for neglected tropical diseases: vaccine updates Dr Vivek Chavda (Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, LM College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India) and Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos (​Head of the Healthy Lifespan and Chronic Diseases Program, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Australia) ​​ Identifying WHO global priority endemic pathogens for vaccine research and development (R&D): an objective of the Immunization Agenda 2030 Dr Bernadette Abela-Ridder (Team Leader, Neglected Zoonotic Diseases, World Health Organization) ​ Key Milestones in Evolution of Biopharmaceutical & Vaccine Manufacturing Dr Lionel Gerentes (Head of Viral & Bacterial Scientific Excellence , MSAT Vaccine, Sanofi) ​ Pre-clinical studies of Schistosoma mansoni vaccines Dr Emma Houlder (Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases, The Netherlands) Recorded on Dec 3 2025 as part of the ISNTD D3V scientific meeting https://www.isntd.org/isntd-d3