Baptiste Dungu is a veterinarian with a PhD in vaccinology and more than 25 years’ experience in vaccine research, development, manufacturing, regulatory, quality and commercialisation. Currently a Professor of Infectious diseases and Immunology at the University of Kinshasa, DR Congo, he runs in addition a program on neglected zoonotic diseases, and, through the UK- and South Africa registered company, Bonisa Solutions ltd. he is involved in several related activities on all continents. His current and past work as veterinary and vaccinology Specialist includes different animal health institutions in South Africa (OVI-FMD laboratory, OBP, Afrivet, Design Biologix), Morocco (MCI Sante Animale), UK (GALVmed, Vet-Intel), Saudi Arabia (UDF) and Turkey (Dollvet). He is also a senior consultant for several international institutions including the FAO, IAEA, World Bank and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for which he has conducted several expert missions and review in more than 30 countries. His work experience has covered different fields of biotechnology, mainly vaccine, diagnostics, and biopharmaceuticals, locally and internationally, in the commercial, governmental, academic, developmental, and international sectors, occupying research, technical, managerial, and executive positions.

He is currently one of 6 members of the OIE Scientific Commission, a former panellist of the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP, established by the WHO, FAO, WOAH and UNEP), a board member of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN), a board member of Africa Bio, Member of the Group of Experts on Animal Health for the African Union and also sits on the steering committee of the AU’s Pan-African Vaccine Centre (PANVAC).

Baptiste Dungu has authored more than 40 peer reviewed scientific publications, two book chapters and a patent, mostly in the field of vaccinology.