SYMPOSIUM
“New Era in the Development of Vaccines: From Research to Quality Testing to Clinical Trials”
On October 9th, 2025, the Symposium entitled “New Era in the Development of Vaccines: From Research to Quality Testing to Clinical Trials” was successfully held at the Auditorium of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, in co-organization with the Millennium Institute Immunology and Immunotherapy, FOCIS Center of Excellence, School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
The Symposium was the result of the excellent collaboration between Dr. Ioannis Rabias, Head of the Quality Control Laboratory of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, and Professor Alexis Kalergis, Director of the Millennium Institute Immunology and Immunotherapy, FOCIS Center of Excellence, School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
The event marked the first symposium of the “Hellenic Pasteur Institute Science Lecture Series”, an initiative launched by Professor Georgios Patrinos, General Director of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute.
During the Symposium, modern scientific approaches to vaccine development were presented, ranging from basic research to quality testing procedures and clinical trials.
The Symposium featured distinguished speakers from Chile, and its successful organization marks the beginning of a new era of collaboration between the two countries in the fields of immunology and biomedical research.
The schedule : https:/PROGRAM_NewVaccines
The Symposium was addressed by:
| Juan Manuel Pino Vásquez, | Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to Greece |
| Stelios Kalafatis | Deputy Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic |
| Efstathios Simopoulos | Member of the Hellenic Parliament, President of the Parliament’s Research Committee |
| Dr. João Breda, PhD, MPH, MBA | Head, WHO Athens Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, WHO Regional Office for Europe |
| Professor Georgios Patrinos | Director General of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute |
The scientific program of the Symposium included presentations by distinguished scientists:
| Scientific basis for vaccine-induced immunity that prevents acute illness and cognitive impairment caused by respiratory viruses | Full Prof. Alexis M. Kalergis, Director | Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| From basic to applied biomedical sciences in the diagnosis of respiratory tract infections | Full Prof. Susan M Bueno | Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Dendritic cells at the crossroads of immunity and pathology in herpes simplex virus skin disease | Assoc. Prof. Pablo Alberto González Muñoz | Associate Professor, Faculty of Biological Sciences Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy |
| Role and therapeutic potential of thrombospondin-1/IL-10 axis in host defence and lung inflammation during acute bacterial infection | Assoc. Prof. Peñaloza Cerda, Hernán Felipe | Assistant Professor Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Highlights in clinical research in vaccines and immunotherapy in Chile | Assoc. Prof. Mario Andrés Calvo, Arellano | Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine. Southern University of Chile, Chief Intermediate Care Unit. German Clinic of Valdivia |