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Come and meet us at the World Vaccine Congress!

1-4 April 2024 

Booth 307, Walter E Convention Center, Washington DC 

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Cerba Research at the World Vaccine Congress Washington 2024 

We’re proud to be part of this year’s WVC, working together with our colleagues and partners in the industry to prepare for future pandemics and enable faster and more effective virus vaccine developments. 

We are committed to providing solutions to the greatest challenges in vaccine development today and tomorrow, constantly setting the standards to protect the world against infectious disease. 

Viroclinics-DDL changes name to Cerba Research

End-to-end vaccine and antiviral drug development

Our acquisition of Viroclinics-DDL has further added to our world-class operational expertise, and developed the logistical infrastructure and scientific rigor needed to effectively characterize, research, and treat infectious diseases as they emerge.

  • Over 600 infectious disease studies supported in the past 5 years
  • 90%+ of our infectious disease studies involve specialty testing
  • A strong track record in influenza, SARS-CoV-2, RSV, HBV, Polio, HPV, CMV and more
  • One of only 5 commercial laboratories involved in CEPI, forming part of the worldwide response to diseases
  • We work with the NIAID, NIH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and are part of the CEPI alliance
  • Industry-leading immuno-oncology techniques: CAR-T+, mRNA, ctDNA, NGS and whole genome sequencing
  • Established footprint in Africa – over 100 clinical pathology laboratories for logistics and routine testing

Visit us at Booth 307

We’re excited to meet with our colleagues across the industry – so do come and say hello. You can find us at Booth 307, where our team of experts is ready to answer your questions, share ideas, and tell you more about our unique virology capabilities. Why not join us for a chat at cocktail hour?

Speaking slot – Meet our experts 

The Cerba Research team will also be speaking at 2 speaking slots during the Congress, sharing their insights and experience and being present at the booth, where you’re welcome to come, meet and talk with them.  

The role of PBMC is a critical factor to understand vaccine effectiveness: Wednesday 3rd April 9:10am, 30 minutes

Nele Langenaken

General Manager, Cerba Research USA

  • The role of PBMC is a critical factor to understand vaccine effectiveness
  • What routes are there to prepare your PBMC network
  • Considerations for further downstream analysis including FCM, ELLIspot, NGS……
  • Setting up your network,  global considerations, cold chain, from vein to result, long term storage
  • Lessons learned / case study

Pandemic Preparedness: from Proof of Concept to Clinic: Wednesday 3rd April 10:10am, 30 minutes

Leon de Waal

Principal Scientist Preclinical Services, Cerba Research Netherlands

  • Preclinical model development
  • Assay development (from implementation to validation)
  • Logistical challenges

Please get in touch to learn more about our infectious disease and virology services. You can either: 

• Book a meeting with the team via the WVC app 

• Fill out our Contact Us form

Reach out to our experts and discover how we are setting the standards to protect the world against infectious diseases.