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Rino Rappuoli

Chief Scientist and Head External R&D, GSK Vaccines

Rino’s contributions have had a phenomenal impact on the vaccines industry. He was involved in the development of CRM197 used in H.influenzae, N.meningitidis, and pneumococcus vaccines, and has also introduced several novel scientific concepts – genetic detoxification (1987), cellular microbiology (1996), reverse vaccinology (2000) and the pangenome (2005).

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