Meningitis Now Professional Expert Caroline Vipond

Caroline is closely associated with many of the current meningococcal vaccine developments and works in an advisory capacity with vaccine companies

Dr Caroline Vipond

Chairperson

Caroline is a Senior Scientist in the Division of Bacteriology at NIBSC, where she runs the group responsible for ensuring the safety and quality of a number of licensed meningococcal vaccines. She is also the current Chairperson of our Scientific and Medical Advisory Panel

In addition to regulatory and standardisation responsibilities, the group carries out vaccine-based research.

As a result, Caroline is closely associated with many of the current meningococcal vaccine developments and works in an advisory capacity with vaccine companies and bodies such as the EMA (European Medicines Agency) and the EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines).

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