(January 24, 2019) Scientists present vaccine revolution to world leaders at WEF in Davos
Three Imperial scientists presented their ideas on next generation vaccines to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The Imperial group lead an IdeasLab session titled ‘Developing a Vaccine Revolution’.

President Alice Gast, who introduced the vaccine experts, wrote for the World Economic Forum
this week about how they are ’working to reverse the inverse care law as they advance vaccine technology’.

President Gast also chaired the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) and spoke on a panel with President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez
and global CEOs , including Marc Benioff of Salesforce to update on the Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network.
President Gast said: “We really do need global multi stakeholder collaboration to make a difference and that is what the centre for the 4ID brings.

The President of Colombia announced that Medellín will host a centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, focusing on AI, Internet of Things, and Blockchain, in 2019.
Professor Robin Shattock, Head of Mucosal Infection and Immunity within the Department of Medicine, is working on the manufacturing of RNA vaccines
to create quicker and more accessible responsiveness to outbreaks of known pathogens - such as flu, and unknown pathogens, called Disease X.
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