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.

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).

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.

In due of the progressing clinical testing of VPM1002 as a vaccine against tuberculosis, Indian news media The Hindu report on VPM1002.