23rd International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference

We're so glad to see our attendees made the most out of their time here in Boston! ⚾️ And we totally agree, there's nothing like a conference fully in person once again. Here's to many more!!! 😁🦠🔬 #ipnc2023 #conference

"Libraries remain crucial, but libraries are not passive things. They are active things. They need librarians, they need curators, they need people to love the books," - Martin C.J. Maiden, PhD, FRCPath, FMedSci, @UniofOxford, providing a Key Note on "25 years of MLST" #IPNC2023

After an amazing afternoon of the latest in genomics, our scientists are happy to take a little break in our absolute best @StateRoom #ipnc2023 #boston #bestview

Thank you to Sanofi for sponsoring today's lunchtime symposium: "Meningococcal Disease, Forgotten But Not Gone" with guests Dr. Tina Tan, Dr. Steve Pelton & Dr. Katherine Garza. And thank you to Sanofi for helping to make our conference possible! 🦠😄🔬 #ipnc2023 #sanofi

"When you have a group of partners that are very committed, you get where you want to go." - Marie-Pierre Preziosi, MD, PhD, discussing international collaboration on the Meningitis Vaccine Project (@WHO @PATHtweets) #ipnc2023

We hope everybody had a great afternoon off exploring Boston yesterday! 😄 This morning, we are so excited to welcome our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Marie-Pierre Preziosi, MD, PhD, from the @WHO, presenting: "On the Cusp of a World Without Epidemic Meningitis #ipnc2023 #epidemics

“I think it’s good to have multiple mentors for different aspects of your career, and your career/family life.” - Kate Nudel, Associate Director & Head of Applied Biology, @ManifoldBio #ipnc2023 #industry #academicindustrycollab

“If you get the funding, you’re the boss. You get to make the decisions, and you get to work with a tremendous group of individuals.” - Gerald Pier, PhD, @harvardmed & @BrighamWomens #ipn2023 #academia

“I started the first fMRI program that doctors and surgeons can actually use. So I was really excited about what I could bring to the real world.” - Yi-Fen Yen, PhD, Director of Hyperpolarized Imaging, @MGHMartinos, Assistant Professor of Radiology, @harvardmed #IPNC2023

“One of the biggest changes has been the growth of biotech…” - Gerald Pier, PhD, Professor of Medicine/Senior Investigator, @harvardmed & @BrighamWomens

“...you need to be able to pivot, and wear a new hat. And you don’t know when it’s going to happen, which is exciting.” - Heather MacLeod, PhD, Director of In Vivo Target Discovery, @editasmed #ipnc2023 #academicindustrycollab #industry

“I love… taking something raw, seeing if it has potential, and passing it off to somebody who has more expertise” - Kate Nudel, Associate Director & Head of Applied Biology, @ManifoldBio #IPNC2023 #academicindustrycollab #industry

Please welcome our panelists for the second portion of our talks today! #IPNC2023 Also, shout out to our wonderful moderators: William Shaw, Vice Provost for Innovation, & Katie Stebbins, Executive Director, Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute, both from @TuftsUniversity

“The tension between platform and product is a driving force for smaller companies…” - Kathryn Kosuda, PhD, Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, @Vaxess #IPNC2023 #academiatoindustry #fromlabtoproduct

“Big Pharma is a business, you know. The science may be tremendous but the business is key.” - John P. Mueller, PhD, Chief Development Officer, Executive Product Lead, @Entasistx #ipnc2023 #academiatoindustry #fromlabtoproduct

“The genesis of that company was a class project.” - Kathryn Kosuda, PhD, Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, @Vaxess #ipnc2023 #academiatoindustry #fromlabtoproduct

“We do have a lot of collaboration… You want to tap into the academic community, who, you know, are experts in that one area.” - @mosamun, Senior Director, Head of Translational Biology, @sendabioscience #ipnc2023 #fromlabtoproduct