Panel Discussion: (The Malaria R&D Endgame: What do we have, what are we missing?). Moderator: Pedro L. Alonso (Senior Vice President, Science & Medicine and Head of Global Health, BioNTech SE, Germany); Paul Hilarius Abiwu (Programme Manager, National Malaria Elimination Program, Ghana Health Service, Ghana); Justin Cohen (Vice President, Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases, Clinton Health Access Initiative, United States); Simon Draper (Professor, Vaccinology & Translational Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom); Lorna Krystal Birungi Mwesiga (Research and Outreach Associate, Ugandan Virus Research Institute/Target Malaria, Uganda); Faith Osier, Professor, Malaria Immunology & Vaccinology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom).
A cross-disciplinary panel of experts in vaccine science, vector control, surveillance, and national program leadership explores the current malaria R&D landscape, highlighting existing tools, identifying critical gaps, and outlining what it will take to make malaria eradication within our lifetime achievable
From the 2026 meeting in London, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 2026