Company:	The Biovac Institute
	Intern:	Daniswa Pupa
	CV:	MSc (Med) Microbiology Project Co-ordinator: Pentavalent Development Vaccine View Full CV

Company Background

The Biovac Institute is a public-private partnership between the Biovac Consortium and the Department of Health, incorporating the State Vaccine Institute into a commercial company. Its objective is to revitalize the vaccine industry in South Africa by building capacity in all aspects of vaccine manufacture from product for clinical trials to full scale commercial production for local and international markets.

Currently the firm is focused on new product development, including combination vaccines for prevalent diseases in Africa including childhood illnesses; manufacturing services, providing formulation, bulk filling and medical warehousing facilities; and sales and distribution, including imports, packaging and distribution to the private and public healthcare sector.

The Biovac Institute currently employs over 30 scientists and is supported by the Cape Biotech Trust, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology.

Role of Intern

Daniswa is responsible for the development of the Pentavalent vaccine, preparing, monitoring and maintaining project plans, as well as writing and documenting all project-associated reports.
Daniswa also documents miniatures and tracks the progress of decisions taken in weekly project meetings.