Director
Dr. Chidi Nweneka was recently elected a board of AVMI during the 2018 annual general meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Director
Dr Simon Agwale has a Ph.D in virology and vaccinology. He has over 20 years experience combining top-level scientific research with the operations of Biotech companies,
Vice Chair
Dr Nathalie Robineau is a Pharmacist by training, who has worked 20 years in aseptic manufacturing productions
Director
Dr. Anissa Boumlic-Courtade holds a PhD from the University of Strasbourg (France) and Thessaly (Greece) and a Biotechnology engineering degree (MSc).
Director
Ebrahim Mohamed is a Synthetic Organic Chemist by training. After completing his PhD from the University of Cape Town in 2009,
Executive Director
Patrick Tippoo has more than 30 years experience in the vaccine manufacturing industry. He has been with Biovac, a private public partnership in South Africa, since its inception in 2003.
Chairman
William Kwabena Ampofo is Associate Professor and Head of the Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Voluntary Administrative Support
Matthew Williams currently serves as a downstream scientist in the Science & Innovation department at Biovac,
Voluntary Administrative Support
Tarisayi Matongo is a qualified bioprocess engineer (MSC, UCT) by training.
Voluntary Administrative Support
Akhona Gura is currently the Purification Scientist at Biovac.
Voluntary Legal Support
Charlie Nemugumoni heads up the intellectual property cluster specialising in patents and technology transfer.
Executive & Administrative Assistant
Melissa Schouw is currently the Executive and Administrative Assistant at AVMI.