Heath Damron | Co-founder, CSO
Montani Biotechnologies, Inc

Heath Damron is Director of the Vaccine Development Center (VDC) at West Virginia University and Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Montani Biotechnologies, Inc. He works in pre-clinical vaccine development, and the VDC collaborates with industry to evaluate experimental vaccines, including programs for pertussis, COVID-19, Lyme disease, AMR pathogens, and others. Over the past seven years, his research has centered on new applications of mRNA technology. At Montani, he helps shape scientific strategy and partnerships focused on developing mRNA genetic adjuvants to support personalized neoantigen cancer therapies and other next-generation vaccines. At the World Vaccine Congress Washington 2026, he will share ongoing R&D efforts in emerging mRNA approaches.