Philippe Langella

Professor Langella is a Cofounder of ViThera and an active contributor to ViThera's science projects, particularly in the development of the ENLACT™ platform. He is a specialist in genetic engineering of lactic acid bacteria and Head of the Commensal and Probiotic Bacteria Unit at the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) near Paris, France. Professor Langella obtained his PhD from the University of Rennes, France in 1988 and has been working at INRA since 1983. He was named a Research Director in 2003. His research experience includes >15years research into lactic acid bacteria as carriers of beneficial properties for human health. He is a faculty member at INRA and has published over 70 peer reviewed publications in the area of lactic acid bacteria. Dr. Langella acts as a reviewer for Applied and Environmental Biology, Cancer Research, ONAS, Microbes and Infection, Vaccine.