Silke Tannapfel

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH provides bio-medical research and development services. The firm engages in research projects focused on infection biology and its clinical application and practical implementation. It also specializes in the examination of pathogens that are either medically relevant or that can be used as models for the research of infections. Its research topics encompass bacterial and viral pathogens, immune response, and anti-infectives. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany.

Vakzine Projekt Management GmbH develops vaccines and biopharmaceuticals products from laboratory stages through to clinical examination. It offers VPM2001 vaccine to prevent human cytomegalovirus infections and VPM5001 Soluferon vaccine, treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) and hepatitis C. The company was founded in August 2002 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.