The pivotal phase III infant vaccine trial was accepted by the African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) for a joint review process. The meeting has taken place from 22-24th of January 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The VPM employee Alexandra Hierweger received the Uwe Koch-Gromus-PhD-Promotionspreis 2019 for her PhD thesis with the title ‘Influence of influenza A virus infections on the maternal immune system during pregnancy’. The ceremony took place on 6th of December 2019 at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.

The priMe Investigator meeting has taken place from 27-28th of November 2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

VPM will give a lecture for the TRAIN academy on 7th November 2019 at TWINCORE with the title „ Methods for successful project management – achieving project goals faster and more securer.”

On 12 and 13 September, the 12th International VPM Days took place at TWINCORE in Hannover. More than 20 international speakers and almost 100 visitors accepted the invitation of Vakzine Projekt Management GmbH (VPM).

VPM was invited to join the TBVI (TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative) Annual Symposium which was held on 29th of January until 31th of January 2019 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.

From 28. to 29.11.2018, VPM organized a kick off meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a pivotal VPM1002 phase III trial to be conducted in newborn infants in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Gabon.