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If I Wasn’t a Scientific Entrepreneur, We Wouldn’t Have Enabled the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

If I Wasn’t a Scientific Entrepreneur, We Wouldn’t Have Enabled the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine


February 23, 2021

During the inaugural NMIN Lecture, Dr. Pieter Cullis will speak to the history of the research that led to the lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery system enabling the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and why being a scientific entrepreneur was vital to this success.

He will also speak to future opportunities and challenges in nanomedicines, and suggest ways Canada can remain at the forefront of this field.

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