Emmanuel Hanon

Dr. Hanon is a healthcare veteran and the Global Head of R&D for Viome, a precision medicine company focused on the prevention, treatment or even cure of chronic disorders. Previously, Dr. Hanon spent 20 years at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in R&D roles of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Head of Vaccine R&D and a member of GSK’s Vaccine Executive Team. In this role, he oversaw more than 3,500 employees across 50 countries dedicated to the discovery, development and management activities for GSK’s vaccine efforts. Additionally, Dr. Hanon was responsible for the shared science and technology platforms supporting the entire vaccine business, managing technical development, clinical immunology and preclinical stages of vaccine development. While at GSK, he contributed to the innovation of many vaccines targeting human papilloma virus, malaria, tuberculosis, seasonal and pandemic influenza, shingles, meningitis and RSV. Dr. Hanon has a PhD in Immunology, Virology, and Vaccinology and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Liège. He completed his Postdoc in Microbiology and Immunology at Imperial College London.