Biography

Teunie Westera works for Bilthoven Biologicals, a Netherlands-based end-to-end vaccine manufacturer of viral and bacterial vaccines. A carve-out of the former Netherlands Vaccine Institute, it was acquired by Serum Institute of India in 2012.
She has a background in marketing and molecular life sciences and has been working in the pharmaceutical industry for over 15 years.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Bridging diagnostic needs in TB elimination: Evidence from a novel TB skin test SIILTIBCY using M. Tuberculosis specific antigens

Use of specific antigens, an easy application method, and a fixed induration threshold make SIILTIBCY a field-friendly and IGRA-like diagnostic alternative applicable across populations.

Source: Conference 2024