Sankarasubramanian Rajaram | Head of Global Medical Strategy
Seqirus

Sankarasubramanian Rajaram, Head of Global Medical Strategy, Seqirus

Dr Rajaram is a board-certified physician in both Pharmaceutical Medicine and Paediatrics, currently serving as Head of Global Medical Strategy at CSL Seqirus. With over a decade of leadership in global medical affairs, he has shaped strategic direction across seasonal and pandemic influenza portfolios, including novel platforms such as adjuvanted cell culture and samRNA vaccines. Prior to his current role, Dr Rajaram was the Global Medical Affairs Lead for Vaccines and Antivirals at AstraZeneca, where he led medical strategy across multiple regions including the US, Europe, LATAM, and Asia. He has held senior roles at GSK and the UK NHS, and has built and led high-performing medical teams, driven global KOL engagement, and contributed to licensing and business development initiatives. Dr Rajaram holds an MBA with distinction from Warwick Business School and chaired the Paediatrics and Vulnerable Populations subgroup at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine. He is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and congresses, with a focus on influenza vaccine effectiveness, cell culture influenza vaccines, and paediatric immunisation strategies.

Appearances:



Day 2 - Wednesday 15th October @ 14:15

Panel: Why has flu vaccine efficacy stalled and how do we fix it?

  • What is holding back flu vaccine efficacy when we are achieving >90% for other vaccines? What strategies can we use to address this? 
  • Is there a viable business case for high-efficacy flu vaccines? Overcoming low pricing and high cost of superiority trials deterring investment 
  • What would be needed to justify large-scale investments? 
  • Balancing seasonal improvements with universal approaches 
  • Comparing approaches: seasonal improvements, universal approaches, pandemic preparedness, multi-year protection, live attenuated vaccines, rapid synthesis methods 

Day 2 - Wednesday 15th October @ 16:15

Beyond Bird Flu: Seqirus’ Blueprint for Future Outbreaks

last published: 02/Oct/25 10:35 GMT

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