friede martin

Scientific Officer
World Health Organization Initiative for Vaccine Research
Switzerland

Martin Friede is the scientific officer responsible for vaccine delivery systems within the Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR) at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. In this position he is the WHO focal point for matters related to the development of technologies to improve vaccines including adjuvants, stabilization methods needle-free vaccine delivery systems.Prior to joining WHO Dr Friede held several positions in the vaccine industry: He was Vice President of Development for Apovia Inc. a Californian vaccine development company, prior to which he was responsible for vaccine formulation and vaccine delivery research at Smithkline Beecham Biologicals (now GlaxoSmithKline).Martin Friede received his PhD in biochemistry from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
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