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🎉 We, at UNIZIMA, are pleased to share our recent collaboration with Afrigen Biologics (Pty) Ltd on their mRNA vaccine platform. Between January and May 2024, our team from #Belgium, #Canada and #Egypt, delivered a comprehensive portfolio of 38 critical documents, encompassing policies, procedures, master batch records, and working instructions, all meticulously developed in full compliance with cGMP standards thanks to their international experience in aseptic filling. 🤝 As part of the World Health Organization/Medicines Patent Pool mRNA technlogy Transfer Programme, this collaboration marks a significant achievement in supporting Afrigen’s mission to secure end-to-end GMP certification and facilitates the transfer of mRNA technology to 15 Programme Partners across low and middle-income countries. We appreciate the trust and confidence placed in #Unizima by Prof. Petro Terblanche, CEO of Afrigen, and are proud to contribute to a project where biotech drugs are made so everyone, everywhere, can get them. Hala Audi Aline Buysschaert Roberto Miranda Alves Youssef Gaabouri Benoît Grégoire Mohamed Ghanem 👤 #GlobalHealth #mRNA #VaccineDevelopment #GMP #StrategicPartnership #localmanufaturing #bioprocessdevelopment #biotechconsulting

🗓 Are you joining the World Health Summit conference? Hala Audi, CEO of UNIZIMA & Chief Alliance Officer at UNIVERCELLS; Marilena Cabral, Business Development & Global Health Alliances Manager at Unizima; Youssef Gaabouri, Director, Business Development & Strategy Partnerships at Unizima and NTAHOKAJA Nick Bertrand, Strategic Advisor for Africa at Unizima will join the global health event in #Berlin. Unizima's CEO, Hala Audi, will participate in a workshop on October 13th at 9.00 (UTC). This workshop will focus on "How impact investments in innovation save lives from molecules to markets?". The discussion will explore innovative financing and impact investment strategies while addressing access challenges in emerging markets. 🔗Join us digitally on: https://lnkd.in/erE2_k8G 🔗Learn more on Unizima: unizima.com #WHS2024 #Localbiomanufacturing #InnovativeBiomanufacturing Aline Buysschaert Roberto Miranda Alves

🗓 Join UNIZIMA at the #BSMAEurope event in Brussels Youssef Gaabouri, Director of Business Development and Strategy Partnerships, and Pierre Scoriel, Supply Chain Specialist, will attend the event organized by the Bio Supply Management Alliance (BSMA) next week. The team will be part of a workshop on "Building biopharma value chain in Africa for Africa" on October 10th. We will share our insights on African biomanufacturing and our projects. 🔗 Join us by registering here: https://lnkd.in/eRhCc25q #SupplyChain #LocalBiomanufacturing Hala Audi Roberto Miranda Alves Franck Toussaint

📅 UNIZIMA, part of UNIVERCELLS, will attend the upcoming CPHI event in Milan from October 8th to 10th. Meet our Business Development lead, Johnny Vlaminck. He'll connect, share insights, and explore new opportunities. Don’t miss the chance to engage with us—we look forward to seeing you there! 🔗 Register to attend CPHI: https://lnkd.in/dhszHwsm 🔗 Learn more about us: unizima.com Youssef Gaabouri Miriam Rusconi

Yesterday, UNIVERCELLS celebrated another landmark meeting in London, discussing future work to target a dramatic increase in the accessibility of next-generation RNA vaccines.    Having built the foundations for a future collaboration with academic researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group, the Pandemic Sciences Institute, and Oxford Cancer since early 2024, we were pleased to present our vision to officials from Belgium and the United Kingdom, including Andrew Gwynne MP, Minister for Public Health and Prevention.   ▶️ RNA vaccines for infectious diseases: Manufacturing RNA vaccines targeting pathogens of pandemic threat is the culmination of years of work and investment by Jose Castillo and Univercells staff in infectious diseases. Our new collaboration with colleagues in Oxford, led by Professor Teresa Lambe, will initially focus on flaviviruses, with a vision to test further pathogens.   ▶️ Cancer vaccines: Breaking new ground in cancer and autoimmune diseases, Univercells is also in talks to collaborate with Oxford Cancer, led by Professor Tim Elliott, to adapt our technology platform for precision medicine. Together, we hope to work on two innovative projects aimed at advancing treatments for patients with cancer diagnoses, both through personalised and off-the-shelf vaccines.   We were grateful for His Excellency Ambassador Bruno van der Pluijm's and Mr Kasajima's generous invitation and were excited to fly the flag for Belgium and Wallonia in the United Kingdom and to celebrate the representation of Wallonia-Brussels in the United Kingdom International in London and the British-Belgian scientific and trade exchanges.   #Biotech #CancerVaccines #PandemicPreparedness #100DM   Hannah Gin, Morwenna Carrington, Andrew Howard, Dr. Bassam Hallis, Reno Roberts, Dr. Linda Magee, Prof. Teresa Lambe, Dr. Lennard Lee- DPhil, FRCP, Dr. Carol Leung, Dr. Alex Gordon-Weeks, Dr. Miles Weatherseed, H.E. Bruno van der Pluijm, Gilles Landsberg, Pascale Delcomminette, Motonobu Kasajima, Baudouin de Hemptinne, Simona Palma-Narain, Hugues Bultot, Hala Audi, Tim Elliott, Kate Antrobus, CFA, Carol Walton, PhD, Elizabeth Mann, Dr. Robert Watson   Picture from Jérôme Van Belle for Wallonie Bruxelles International.

À la question de savoir quels sont le leviers à actionner pour pouvoir doter l’Afrique d’une industrie pharmaceutique robuste, Hala Audi nous présente dans le deuxième épisode de cette interview exclusive, deux approches et pense entre autres que ‘’Le continent africain offre des équipes scientifiques très fortes surtout en maladies infectieuses’’ sur lesquelles on peut compter. Lire notre article sur le même sujet : https://lnkd.in/eyJG4Tsi UNIVERCELLS Africa CDC UNIZIMA

UNIZIMA participated in discussions on building local capabilities by investing in training and empowering local talent in Rwanda during the East Africa Pharma & Biotech Conference #EAPB . Miriam Rusconi presented our vision of upskilling local talents on a panel organised by UVU Bio, which reflects our commitment to developing biotech ecosystems.   We value the opportunity to contribute to this forum and to collaborate with partners who share our vision of strengthening local capabilities.   Africa CDC Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Hala Audi Aline Buysschaert Roberto Miranda Alves Youssef Gaabouri NTAHOKAJA Nick Bertrand

Earlier this week, UNIZIMA had the pleasure of hosting a distinguished delegation organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH showcasing European training initiatives and capabilities during an insightful two-day visit at Unizima. The delegation included key representatives from Africa CDC, African Union member states, regional economic communities, European Commission representatives — each bringing valuable perspectives on training initiatives and capabilities. Their tour started at our facility in Jumet, Belgium, with a site tour of our GMP-certified CDMO facility, which specializes in developing and manufacturing viral vectors and nucleic acid products. The visit was followed by a hands-on experience on industry-standard procedures, providing practical insights into GMP operations. On the 2nd day, Unizima hosted three workshops: - Addressing immediate upskilling needs and initiatives for workforce development - Supply chain operations challenges - Concrete case study on how UNIZIMA supports manufacturing capacity building in Africa It was a privilege to facilitate these discussions and share our commitment to advancing innovation and collaboration across borders. Hala Audi, Aline Buysschaert, Roberto Miranda Alves, Youssef Gaabouri, Miriam Rusconi, Semih Ekimler, Thomas Bouckenooghe, PhD, Bénédicte Dehouck, Ana Isabel Aranda Pérez

📅 We are excited to announce that our team: Hala Audi, CEO of UNIZIMA will participate at the Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum in Brussels. Hala will share how Unizima is developing biotech ecosystems by supporting our clients' projects in building facilities and technology transfer on a health panel at 10:50 a.m. on September 18th. 🔗 Join us at the forum! Register now to hear from Hala Audi and connect with us: https://lnkd.in/eNJYKZVv

📅 UNIZIMA is proud to announce our participation in the East Africa Pharma & BioTech Conference in Kigali! Join us as our Workforce Development Business Manager, Miriam Rusconi and NTAHOKAJA Nick Bertrand, our Strategic advisor share insights on how we are building up local capabilities by investing in training and empowering local talent. You can listen to her on Sept 17th, at 11:30 on Regional Knowledge Hub: upskilling workforce in biotech and pharma. 🔗 Don’t miss out! Register now to hear from Miriam and connect with us at the event: https://lnkd.in/dy-F_rg6 Africa CDC Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Hala Audi Aline Buysschaert Roberto Miranda Alves Youssef Gaabouri