Irina Meln | Head of Innovation
European Vaccine Initiative

Dr. Irina Meln is the Head of Innovation at the European Vaccine Initiative (EVI) in Heidelberg, Germany. She is responsible for developing, securing funding for, and leading large collaborative projects that leverage public-private partnerships to drive innovation in the vaccine field. With over 15 years of experience in biomedical research and more than 10 years in project and alliance management, Irina brings a strong scientific background to her work. She holds a Ph.D. in Biosciences from Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg. Currently, Irina leads the Inno4Vac project, which aims to accelerate and de-risk vaccine development, and the PrIMAVeRa project, which focuses on creating decision-making tools to demonstrate the health and economic value of vaccines in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).