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Management Team
Frieda Gerdes, PhD
Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Frieda is Vice President of Business Development & Marketing of Intravacc since 2023, where she is responsible for driving the CDMO business and strategic partnerships, as well as expanding the company's market awareness. She is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. After receiving her PhD in cell biology from the University of Kiel in Germany, she began her career in 1996 in sales and has since held various leading roles in marketing and business development at companies such as ThermoFisher Scientific, Agendia, GE Healthcare, Epigenomics, and Molecular Health. In addition, Frieda has also gained significant consulting and management expertise, supporting international diagnostic, pharma, and biotech companies in bringing innovative products to the market.
Prof. Dr. Virgil Schijns
Chief Scientific Officer
Prof. Dr. Schijns joined Intravacc in November 2020. He was appointed special Professor in Immunology and Virology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) USA, in 2002, and Guest Professor of Immune Intervention at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Department Cell Biology & Immunology in 2008. Since 2013, he has been Guest Professor at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Virgil also has extensive experience in the Life Science and Biotech sector. He is the CSO of Epitopoietic Research Corporation S.A. in Namur, Belgium. Before that, he was principal Immunologist of Nobilon and Head of Vaccine Technology and Immunology at Intervet-AKZONOBEL.
Daniëlle Lankveld, DVM, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
Daniëlle is Chief Operational Officer of Intravacc since 2017. As a doctor in veterinary medicine she started her career in 1995 as a resident in equine surgery at the former Department of General and Large Animal Surgery of the Utrecht University. After completing this she continued her career as a veterinary anesthetist for the same department and obtained her PhD in 2007. In this year she moved to the National Institute of Public Health to work as both a researcher in nanotoxicology and an assessor of human medical dossiers for cardiovascular medicine. In 2011 Daniëlle became Manager of the Animal Research Center of the former Netherlands Vaccine Institute and member of the management team. In 2013, when the Animal Research Center became part of Intravacc, Daniëlle moved to the position of Chief Development Officer until 2017 when she became the COO.
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