GPN Vaccines is a private biotechnology company developing a vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) – the world’s foremost bacterial pathogen. S. pneumoniae is responsible for causing life-threatening pneumonia, bacteraemia and meningitis, as well as otitis media (middle ear infections). Each year it causes 1-2 million deaths worldwide, killing more children than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. There are now 98 different serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and the best vaccine currently on the market only protects against 13 of them. Gamma-PN^TM – GPN Vaccines’ new S. pneumoniae vaccine is being developed to protect children and adults against all S. pneumoniae strains, regardless of strain serotype.

The mission of GPN Vaccines is to create an effective vaccine that protects against all Streptococcus pneumoniae strains, regardless of strain serotype.

GPN Vaccines’ vision is for a world in which all pneumococcal disease is preventable by a simple, cost effective vaccine.