Vector Control Professional Placement Programme
The Vector Control Professional Placement Programme (VCP3) was established in 2024 to provide a platform and an opportunity for knowledge transfer between industry professionals and researchers from African institutes working in vector control product development. Working with a select industry partner, successful candidates are provided with a year-long secondment during which they are immersed in industry operations and work in conjunction with industry professionals to develop innovative ideas, expand their knowledge and bridge gaps in understanding across the vector control product development landscape.
Rationale
Each individual working within the vector control product development landscape has a unique set of skills and experiences based on their training, location, and sector, as well as their own personal and work environments. Each of these factors provides a unique lens in which problems are perceived and resolved. Each sector operates according to different parameters and constraints, but with the same ultimate goal of providing effective vector control tools that will reduce the burden of vector-borne diseases.
An environment in which both individuals and the collective vector control product development community can share knowledge to collectively address obstacles in vector control product development through prolonged interactions and community building provides the opportunity for cohesive problem solving and more substantial networks across the vector control product development landscape.
The Programme
The Vector Control Professional Placement Programme inaugurial programme started in 2025 with two placement positions.
In the inaugurial programme, I2I has partnered with two leading vector control industry partners, Vestergaard and Envu, to provide a year-long secondment programme. A single candidate is enrolled with each industry partner as a Vector Control Associate and is immersed in industry operations, learning onsite about product development, quality control, and regulatory procedures. Their core learning experience is additionally supported by mentorship and learning opportunities at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Industry Partners
