4th GSK Meets Belgian Universities Event [postponed]
UPDATE/ The 4th GSK Meets Belgian Universities Event will be postponed to a later date in 2022. Let us know if you would like to stay informed on new developments.
This unique and free networking opportunity allows you to interact with field experts from academia and GSK. We aim to stimulate the exchange of views on the latest advances in vaccine science and immunology in a friendly and inspiring environment.
The agenda includes:
09.15 – 09.30. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME by Jamila Louahed and
Yannick Vanloubbeeck09.30 – 11.00. PLENARY: Profiling the Immune system in health and disease
Dieter Lambrechts, KU Leuven | VIB: "Deep-immune profiling of breast cancer tumors treated with checkpoint immunotherapy and bronchoalveolar lavages from COVID-19 patients"
Rab Prinjha, Head of Immunology, GSK (TBC)
11.00 – 11.15. BREAK (refreshments served in Arc Foyer)
11.15 – 13.00. UNIVERSITY ELEVATOR PITCHES
13.00 – 14.30. LUNCH (networking)
14.30 – 15.15. PLENARY: Collaborations & Partnerships Accelerating Vaccine Development
Philippe Denoel, GSK: “Partnering with GSK to design & develop vaccine solutions for the future”
Yannick Vanloubbeeck, GSK: “Recent partnerships to accelerate vaccine development and manufacture”
Rui Portela, GSK | ULB Post Doc: “Multi omic characterisation of vaccine production bioprocesses”
15.15 – 15.45. PLENARY: Young persons’ perspectives of research at GSK
Simon Delandre, GSK: “Immunosenescence identification of aging-related biomarkers and association with immune responses to adjuvanted or non-adjuvanted vaccine formulations”
George Elias, GSK: “DNA-barcoded dextramers in T-cell antigen discovery and vaccine development"
15.45 – 16.00. Announcement of the 2 winning University Elevator Pitches
16.00 – 16.15. CLOSING REMARKS by Jamila Louahed and Yannick Vanloubbeeck
16.15 – 17.30. DRINK in the Arc Foyer
Participation in this event is free, but on invitation only.
This event is supported by BioWin, flanders.bio and Flanders Vaccine. The format will be physical. Please be aware that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, you will need to follow the organiser’s safety policies, as well as local laws and restrictions.
Themes for University Elevator Pitches
Immunology and vaccinology
Characterisation of host-pathogen interactions or immune responses
Research on novel associations between viral/bacterial agents and chronic diseases
Immunotherapy of chronic diseases
Epigenetic research on modification of innate immune cells (trained immunity)
New vaccine targets and antigen design
New tools to refine or accelerate future vaccine target identification (infectious and chronic diseases)
Structural vaccinology research
Nanoparticles, virus-like particles…
Vaccine delivery
Delivery methods/devices related to alternative routes of administration (oral, mucosal, intradermal…)
New technology platforms
New immunomodulation technologies and adjuvants
Vaccine stability technologies
mRNA vaccine technologies
Vector technologies (viral, bacterial…)
Induction of more efficient and rapid immune responses (1 dose vaccine)
Microbiome functions/interventions research
Discovery, identification, engineering of human monoclonal antibodies
New technologies to accelerate R&D
Assays on a chip for clinical read-outs or quality control and assurance
Novel clinical trial designs (incl. human challenge models)
Biomarkers research and application of systems biology to new readouts
Development of in vitro models such as organoids or organ-on-chip systems
New production process technologies
New technologies to characterize or improve biologicals manufacturing (PAT, biosensors, microfluidics, continuous manufacturing…)
Artificial intelligence and digital data analytics
Novel applications of systems biology, data modelling/analysis and artificial intelligence
