"The biggest tech transfer program in the history of all medical technology": Petro Terblanche, CEO, Afrigen Biologics And Vaccines on the mRNA Tech Transfer Programme [INTERVIEW]

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Local manufacturing became the urgent new ambition in the post-pandemic years, following the inequities witnessed during COVID-19. And yet, in reality, many policy puzzles and structural factors continue to constrain this aspiration.

In today’s edition, we bring you an exclusive, comprehensive interview with Petro Terblanche, CEO, Afrigen Biologics And Vaccines, who describes being a part of the journey of the mRNA tech transfer programme. The WHO-MPP project is emblematic of such efforts to decentralize production.

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“The biggest tech transfer program in the history of all medical technology”: Petro Terblanche, CEO, Afrigen Biologics And Vaccines on the mRNA Tech Transfer Programme

By Priti Patnaik

Bianca Carvalho contributed to the production of this interview.