Concepción Campa Huergo (born 1951) is a Cuban medical researcher. She was the lead scientist in the development of VA-MENGOC-BC, the first vaccine against meningitis B, in 1989. For this work she received the World Intellectual Property Organization gold medal.[1][2] She was subsequently elected to the 5th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1997.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sierra-González VG. Cuban Meningococcal Vaccine VA-MENGOC-BC:30 Years of Use and Future Potential. MEDICC Review. 2019 Oct;21(4):19–27.
  2. ↑ Gorry C. Concepción Campa Huergo, President & General Director, Finlay Institute. MEDICC Review. 2007 Oct;9(1):11–13.
  3. ↑ Cuban Leadership Overview. Open Source Center Report. 16 April 2009.
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