About Warren Fransman

Warren joined FIND in May 2021 as Deputy Head of Biobanking. He started his professional career as a Clinical Trial Scientist performing validation and production runs for sponsor companies and clinical research organization. At AERAS, a TB vaccine development partner, he was responsible for all immunology quality oversight activities, managing the multi-cantered Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells proficiency program in addition to developing lab capacity in South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Mozambique. He then moved to QIAGEN, a manufacturer of various diagnostic kits, where he was responsible for training and supporting laboratories in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa on the TB QuantiFERON assay. He holds postgraduate degrees in Medical Biosciences, Pharmaceutical Medicine, and Business Administration.