Dr. Christian Loucq was inaugurated as the new head of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) based in Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Loucq will serve an initial four-year term to build upon the Institute’s successes achieved under the leadership of his predecessor Dr. John Clemens, IVI said.  Dr. Loucq commented, “I am humbled, honored, and very enthusiastic to be joining the IVI team as Director-General. Since its establishment in 1997, IVI has been a pioneering organization in many aspects of vaccinology – from R&D to epidemiology and from local manufacturing to access – aimed at preventing infectious diseases among the world’s poorest children. As the new Director-General, I will strive to increase IVI’s impact in the fight against infectious diseases in developing countries, based on its scientific contributions to the research, development and optimal use of new and improved vaccines.”

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