1 00:00:00,469 --> 00:00:01,581 It's a pleasure to be here 2 00:00:01,581 --> 00:00:03,653 in Edinburgh, Scotland — 3 00:00:03,653 --> 00:00:06,862 The birthplace of a needle and syringe. 4 00:00:06,862 --> 00:00:09,933 Less than a mile from here in this direction 5 00:00:09,933 --> 00:00:13,373 in 1853 a Scotsman found the very first pattent 6 00:00:13,373 --> 00:00:14,477 on the needle and syringe 7 00:00:14,477 --> 00:00:16,237 his name was Alexander Wood 8 00:00:16,237 --> 00:00:19,987 and was in the Royal College of Physicians. 9 00:00:19,987 --> 00:00:22,650 This is the pattent. 10 00:00:22,650 --> 00:00:24,147 What blows my mind when I look at it 11 00:00:24,147 --> 00:00:26,274 even today, is that it looks almost identical 12 00:00:26,274 --> 00:00:29,106 to needle and use today 13 00:00:29,106 --> 00:00:32,746 yes it's a hundred and sixty years old. 14 00:00:32,746 --> 00:00:33,994 So we turn to the field of vaccines 15 00:00:33,994 --> 00:00:37,498 most vaccines are delivered with 16 00:00:37,498 --> 00:00:38,987 the needle and syrnge 17 00:00:38,987 --> 00:00:41,715 this 160 year old technology 18 00:00:41,715 --> 00:00:43,754 and credit where its due to many 19 00:00:43,754 --> 00:00:47,059 vaccines ar a successful technology 20 00:00:47,059 --> 00:00:50,985 after clean water and sanitation, 21 00:00:50,985 --> 00:00:54,798 vaccines are the one technology that has increased 22 00:00:54,798 --> 00:00:57,960 our life span the most 23 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,726 That's a pretty hard act to beat 24 00:01:00,726 --> 00:01:02,182 But just like any other technology 25 00:01:02,182 --> 00:01:04,078 vaccines have their shortcomings 26 00:01:04,078 --> 00:01:06,662 and the needle, the needle and syringe 27 00:01:06,662 --> 00:01:08,990 is a key part within that narrative 28 00:01:08,990 --> 00:01:11,670 this old technology. 29 00:01:11,670 --> 00:01:14,094 So let's start with the obvious, 30 00:01:14,094 --> 00:01:17,790 many of us don't like the needle and syringe. 31 00:01:17,790 --> 00:01:19,566 I share that view. 32 00:01:19,566 --> 00:01:22,958 However, the 20 percent of the population 33 00:01:22,958 --> 00:01:25,166 have a thing for needle-phobia 34 00:01:25,166 --> 00:01:26,662 that's more than disliking the needle that is 35 00:01:26,662 --> 00:01:29,342 actively avoiding being vaccinated 36 00:01:29,342 --> 00:01:31,022 because of needle-phobia 37 00:01:31,022 --> 00:01:35,259 And that's problematic in terms of the rollout of vaccines. 38 00:01:35,259 --> 00:01:37,218 now related to this is another key issue 39 00:01:37,218 --> 00:01:40,260 which is needle stick key injuries 40 00:01:40,260 --> 00:01:42,076 and the wh has figures 41 00:01:42,076 --> 00:01:45,267 that suggest about 1.3 million deaths per year 42 00:01:45,267 --> 00:01:47,611 take place during contamination 43 00:01:47,611 --> 00:01:49,082 with needle stick injuries 44 00:01:49,082 --> 00:01:51,563 These are early deaths that take place. 45 00:01:51,563 --> 00:01:54,651 Now these are two things that you probably may have heard of 46 00:01:54,651 --> 00:01:56,747 There's two other shortcomings of 47 00:01:56,747 --> 00:01:58,922 the needle and syringe you may not have heard about 48 00:01:58,922 --> 00:02:00,996 One is it could be holding back 49 00:02:00,996 --> 00:02:02,490 the next generation of vaccines 50 00:02:02,490 --> 00:02:04,779 and terms of their immune responses 51 00:02:04,779 --> 00:02:07,339 and the second is that it could be responsible 52 00:02:07,339 --> 00:02:10,372 for the problem of the cold train that I'll tell you about 53 00:02:10,372 --> 00:02:12,323 as well 54 00:02:12,323 --> 00:02:14,259 I'm going to tell you about some work that my team 55 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:16,108 and I are doing in Australia 56 00:02:16,108 --> 00:02:17,602 the University of Queensland 57 00:02:17,602 --> 00:02:19,082 on a technology of design 58 00:02:19,082 --> 00:02:21,002 to tackle those four problems 59 00:02:21,002 --> 00:02:26,439 And that technology is called the Nanopatch. 60 00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:33,048 Now, this is a specimen of the Nanopatch 61 00:02:33,048 --> 00:02:34,760 To the naked eye 62 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,944 it just looks likea square 63 00:02:36,944 --> 00:02:39,704 smaller than a postage stamp 64 00:02:39,704 --> 00:02:42,416 But under a microscope 65 00:02:42,416 --> 00:02:44,704 What you see is thousands of tiny proejctions 66 00:02:44,704 --> 00:02:46,096 that are invisible 67 00:02:46,096 --> 00:02:47,552 to the human eye 68 00:02:47,552 --> 00:02:49,144 and there's about 4 thousand projections 69 00:02:49,144 --> 00:02:49,896 on this particular square right here 70 00:02:49,896 --> 00:02:52,040 to the needle 71 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,600 and I've designed those projections 72 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:55,784 to serve a key roll 73 00:02:55,784 --> 00:02:58,048 which is to work with the skin's immune system 74 00:02:58,048 --> 00:03:01,032 So that's a very important function 75 00:03:01,032 --> 00:03:03,016 tied into the Nanopatch. 76 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,808 Now we make the Nanopatch 77 00:03:04,808 --> 00:03:07,360 with a technique 78 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,742 called deep reactive ion etching 79 00:03:09,742 --> 00:03:11,144 and this particular technique 80 00:03:11,144 --> 00:03:13,152 is one that's been borrowed from the semiconductor industry 81 00:03:13,152 --> 00:03:15,600 and one as low costing 82 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,424 can be rolled out in large numbers. 83 00:03:17,424 --> 00:03:19,602 Now we dry coat vaccines to the projections 84 00:03:19,602 --> 00:03:22,536 of the Nanopatch 85 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:24,632 and apply it to the skin. 86 00:03:24,632 --> 00:03:28,942 Now the simplest form of application 87 00:03:28,942 --> 00:03:31,014 is using our finger 88 00:03:31,014 --> 00:03:33,509 But our finger has some limitations. 89 00:03:33,509 --> 00:03:35,838 So we've devised an applicator 90 00:03:35,838 --> 00:03:37,126 and it's a very simple device 91 00:03:37,126 --> 00:03:39,150 you could call it a sophisticated finger 92 00:03:39,150 --> 00:03:41,175 it's a screen operated device. 93 00:03:41,175 --> 00:03:45,386 What we do is when we apply the Nanopatch to the skin 94 00:03:45,386 --> 00:03:48,646 as so 95 00:03:48,646 --> 00:03:50,846 immediately a few things happen 96 00:03:50,846 --> 00:03:53,342 so firstly the projections on 97 00:03:53,342 --> 00:03:56,510 the Nanopatch breach through the tough outer layer 98 00:03:56,510 --> 00:03:58,630 and the vaccine is very quickly released 99 00:03:58,630 --> 00:04:00,718 within less than a minute in fact. 100 00:04:00,718 --> 00:04:02,746 Then we can take the Nanopatch off 101 00:04:02,746 --> 00:04:05,358 and discard it 102 00:04:05,358 --> 00:04:07,494 And indeed we can make a reuse 103 00:04:07,494 --> 00:04:12,037 of the applicator itself. 104 00:04:12,037 --> 00:04:13,507 So that gives you an idea of 105 00:04:13,507 --> 00:04:14,763 the Nanopatch and immediately 106 00:04:14,763 --> 00:04:16,515 you can see some advantages 107 00:04:16,515 --> 00:04:18,499 talk about a thing needle free. 108 00:04:18,499 --> 00:04:21,147 These are projections that you can't even see 109 00:04:21,147 --> 00:04:23,828 and of course we get around the needle-phobia 110 00:04:23,828 --> 00:04:26,090 issue as well. 111 00:04:26,090 --> 00:04:28,539 Now if we take a step back and think about these other two 112 00:04:28,539 --> 00:04:31,075 really important advantages 113 00:04:31,075 --> 00:04:34,877 one is improved immune responses through delivery 114 00:04:34,877 --> 00:04:38,657 and the second is getting rid of the cold chain. 115 00:04:38,657 --> 00:04:39,801 So let's start with the first one 116 00:04:39,801 --> 00:04:43,505 this immune asdjfks idea takes a little while 117 00:04:43,505 --> 00:04:43,698 to get our head around 118 00:04:43,698 --> 00:04:46,578 but I'll try to explain it in simple terms 119 00:04:46,578 --> 00:04:48,290 So I'll take a step back and explain to you 120 00:04:48,290 --> 00:04:51,838 how vaccines work in a simple way 121 00:04:51,838 --> 00:04:54,603 So vaccines work by introducing to our body 122 00:04:54,603 --> 00:04:56,673 a thing called an antogen 123 00:04:56,673 --> 00:04:59,865 which is a safe form of a germ. 124 00:04:59,865 --> 00:05:01,857 Now that safe germ, that antogen, 125 00:05:01,857 --> 00:05:05,474 tricks our body into an immune repsonse 126 00:05:05,474 --> 00:05:09,382 learning and remembering how to deal with intruders 127 00:05:09,382 --> 00:05:11,733 When the real intruder comes along 128 00:05:11,733 --> 00:05:13,942 the body quickly mounts an immune response 129 00:05:13,942 --> 00:05:15,269 to deal with that vaccine 130 00:05:15,269 --> 00:05:17,037 and neutralizes the infection. 131 00:05:17,037 --> 00:05:18,813 So it does that well. 132 00:05:18,813 --> 00:05:20,677 Now, why it's done today 133 00:05:20,677 --> 00:05:21,749 with the needle and syringe 134 00:05:21,749 --> 00:05:24,685 is most vaccines are delivered with this old technology 135 00:05:24,685 --> 00:05:26,677 and the needle but it could be argued 136 00:05:26,677 --> 00:05:29,407 that the needle is holding back 137 00:05:29,407 --> 00:05:30,637 our immune responses 138 00:05:30,637 --> 00:05:32,453 it's missing our immune sweet spot 139 00:05:32,453 --> 00:05:36,830 So to describe this idea 140 00:05:36,830 --> 00:05:39,376 we need to take a journey through the skin 141 00:05:39,376 --> 00:05:41,616 starting with one of those projections 142 00:05:41,616 --> 00:05:44,416 and applying the Nanopatch to the skin 143 00:05:44,416 --> 00:05:46,568 and we see this kind of data 144 00:05:46,568 --> 00:05:48,562 Now this is real data 145 00:05:48,562 --> 00:05:51,088 that thing that we can see there is one projection 146 00:05:51,088 --> 00:05:53,456 from the Nanopatch that's been applied to the skin 147 00:05:53,456 --> 00:05:55,336 and those colors are different layers. 148 00:05:55,336 --> 00:05:56,712 Now to give you an idea of scale 149 00:05:56,712 --> 00:05:58,624 if the needle was shown here it be much bigger 150 00:05:58,624 --> 00:06:01,352 it be ten times bigger than the size of that screen 151 00:06:01,352 --> 00:06:02,984 going ten times deeper as well. 152 00:06:02,984 --> 00:06:05,640 It's off the grid in time 153 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,344 You can see immediately that we have those projections in the skin 154 00:06:08,344 --> 00:06:11,328 that red layer is a tough outer layer of dead skin 155 00:06:11,328 --> 00:06:13,728 but the brown layer 156 00:06:13,728 --> 00:06:14,488 and the magenta layer 157 00:06:14,488 --> 00:06:17,885 are jammed full of immune circles. 158 00:06:17,885 --> 00:06:19,125 As one example in the brown layer 159 00:06:19,125 --> 00:06:20,741 theres a certain type of cell called Langue 160 00:06:20,741 --> 00:06:23,662 and so every square millimeter of our body 161 00:06:23,662 --> 00:06:27,669 is jammed full of those Langerhan cells 162 00:06:27,669 --> 00:06:30,485 body that we have explained in this image 163 00:06:30,485 --> 00:06:32,605 but you can immediately see that the Nanopatch 164 00:06:32,605 --> 00:06:34,342 achieves that penetration deep 165 00:06:34,342 --> 00:06:37,895 we target thousands upon thousands of these particualar cells 166 00:06:37,895 --> 00:06:40,279 just residing in the hairs width 167 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,575 surface of the skin 168 00:06:42,575 --> 00:06:48,156 now as the guy that has invented this thing 169 00:06:48,156 --> 00:06:49,324 and found out to do I find that exciting 170 00:06:49,324 --> 00:06:50,980 But so what? 171 00:06:50,980 --> 00:06:52,804 So what if you've targeted the cells 172 00:06:52,804 --> 00:06:53,684 in the world of vaccines 173 00:06:53,684 --> 00:06:54,996 what does that mean? 174 00:06:54,996 --> 00:06:57,966 The world of vaccines is getting better 175 00:06:57,966 --> 00:06:59,548 it's getting more systematic 176 00:06:59,548 --> 00:07:03,528 however, you still don't reallly know if a vaccine is going to work 177 00:07:03,528 --> 00:07:07,096 until you roll your sleeves up and vaccinate and wait 178 00:07:07,096 --> 00:07:09,648 it's a gambler's game even today 179 00:07:09,648 --> 00:07:12,408 So, we had to do that gamble. 180 00:07:12,408 --> 00:07:16,391 We obtained a new kind of vaccine, we applied it to Nanopatches 181 00:07:16,391 --> 00:07:19,447 and we applied the Nanopatches to the skin 182 00:07:19,447 --> 00:07:22,335 and this isn't a live animal. 183 00:07:22,335 --> 00:07:24,447 And we waited a month 184 00:07:24,447 --> 00:07:26,151 and this is what we found out: 185 00:07:26,151 --> 00:07:30,768 This is a data slide showing the immune responses that we've generated with a Nanopatch 186 00:07:30,768 --> 00:07:34,545 compared to the needle a syringe and -- 187 00:07:34,545 --> 00:07:38,172 So in the horizontal access we have the dose show in Nanograms 188 00:07:38,172 --> 00:07:42,769 on the vertical access we have the immune response generated on that dashed line 189 00:07:42,769 --> 00:07:46,360 At that dashed line indicates the protection threshold 190 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,904 If we're above that dashed line it's considered 191 00:07:48,904 --> 00:07:51,568 If we're below that line, it's not. 192 00:07:51,568 --> 00:07:54,352 So the red line is mostly that curve 193 00:07:54,352 --> 00:07:57,979 and as you see theres only one point achieved with the needle thats protected 194 00:07:57,979 --> 00:08:00,608 and thats with a high dose of 6 thousand nanograms 195 00:08:00,608 --> 00:08:04,187 but notice immediately the distinctly different curve that we achieve 196 00:08:04,187 --> 00:08:06,392 with the blue line. 197 00:08:06,392 --> 00:08:08,520 That's what's achieved with the nanopatch 198 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,152 the delivered dose of the Nanopatch is a completely different 199 00:08:11,152 --> 00:08:12,912 immune- fads curve 200 00:08:12,912 --> 00:08:15,392 that's a real fresh opportunity 201 00:08:15,392 --> 00:08:17,784 suddenly we have a brand new leaver 202 00:08:17,784 --> 00:08:19,280 in the world of vaccines 203 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,312 We can push it one way where we can take a vaccine that works 204 00:08:22,312 --> 00:08:25,008 but is too expensive and we can get protection 205 00:08:25,008 --> 00:08:27,912 with a hundredth of the dose 206 00:08:27,912 --> 00:08:30,705 Or we can take it afkdaslf 207 00:08:30,705 --> 00:08:33,520 down to ten cents and that's particularly important 208 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,544 within the developing world 209 00:08:35,544 --> 00:08:37,240 But there's another angle to this as well 210 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,040 you can take vaccines that currently don't work 211 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:41,490 and get them over that line 212 00:08:41,490 --> 00:08:43,232 and get them protective 213 00:08:43,232 --> 00:08:45,352 And certainly in the world of vaccines 214 00:08:45,352 --> 00:08:46,664 that can be important 215 00:08:46,664 --> 00:08:48,224 let's consider the big three 216 00:08:48,224 --> 00:08:51,080 HIV, Malaria, Tuberculosis 217 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,776 they're responsible for about 7 thousand deaths per year 218 00:08:53,776 --> 00:08:56,512 and there is no adequate vaccination method for any of those. 219 00:08:56,512 --> 00:08:58,992 So potentially with this new leaver that we have with the Nanopatch 220 00:08:58,992 --> 00:09:02,472 we can help make that happen, we can push that leaver 221 00:09:02,472 --> 00:09:06,033 to help get those asdfkasfjla vaccines over the line. 222 00:09:06,033 --> 00:09:07,996 Now of course we've worked with the lab with many other vaccines 223 00:09:07,996 --> 00:09:11,645 that have attained similar responses and similar curves 224 00:09:11,645 --> 00:09:15,793 achieved with influenza 225 00:09:15,793 --> 00:09:18,291 I'd like to now switch to talk about 226 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:20,209 another key shortcoming of today in vaccines 227 00:09:20,209 --> 00:09:25,136 and that is the need to maintain the cold chain. 228 00:09:25,136 --> 00:09:31,117 As the name suggests, it's the requirement of keeping a vaccine right from production 229 00:09:31,117 --> 00:09:33,225 all the through to when the vaccine is applied 230 00:09:33,225 --> 00:09:36,369 to keep it refrigerated. 231 00:09:36,369 --> 00:09:39,569 Now, that presents some logistical challenges 232 00:09:39,569 --> 00:09:42,329 but we have ways to do it. 233 00:09:42,329 --> 00:09:46,172 This is a slightly extreme case in point 234 00:09:46,172 --> 00:09:49,781 but it helps illustrate the logistical challenges 235 00:09:49,781 --> 00:09:57,347 in particular settings of what's required to get settings to maintain the cold chain 236 00:09:57,347 --> 00:10:00,987 if the vaccine is to warm the vaccine breaks down 237 00:10:00,987 --> 00:10:02,931 but interestingly the vaccine can be too cold 238 00:10:02,931 --> 00:10:05,068 and it will break down as well. 239 00:10:05,068 --> 00:10:09,106 The steaks are very high 240 00:10:09,106 --> 00:10:15,488 the WHR estimates that in Africa up to half 241 00:10:15,488 --> 00:10:16,553 the vaccines used there 242 00:10:16,553 --> 00:10:17,577 are considered to not be working properly because at some point 243 00:10:17,577 --> 00:10:19,105 the cold chain has fallen over 244 00:10:19,105 --> 00:10:20,081 So it's a big problem 245 00:10:20,081 --> 00:10:21,705 and it's tied in with the needle and syringe 246 00:10:21,705 --> 00:10:23,321 because the liquid at needs of refrigeration 247 00:10:23,321 --> 00:10:25,819 A key attribute of our Nanopatch is that the vaccine is dry 248 00:10:25,819 --> 00:10:34,377 and when it's dry it doesn't need refrigeration. 249 00:10:34,377 --> 00:10:37,890 Within my lab theres we can keep the vaccine stored 250 00:10:37,890 --> 00:10:40,210 at twenty-three degree's celcius for more than a year 251 00:10:40,210 --> 00:10:42,970 without any loss 252 00:10:42,970 --> 00:10:45,170 That's an important improvement. 253 00:10:45,170 --> 00:10:51,970 (Applause) 254 00:10:51,970 --> 00:10:54,359 We're delighted about it as well. 255 00:10:54,359 --> 00:10:58,714 And the thing about it is that we've well and truly proven 256 00:10:58,714 --> 00:11:01,346 the Nanopatch within the laboratory setting. 257 00:11:01,346 --> 00:11:05,382 And as a scientist, I love that and I love science. 258 00:11:05,382 --> 00:11:07,827 However, as an engineer, 259 00:11:07,827 --> 00:11:09,340 as a biomedical engineer 260 00:11:09,355 --> 00:11:11,482 and also as a human being, 261 00:11:11,482 --> 00:11:13,145 I'm not going to be satisfied until we've 262 00:11:13,145 --> 00:11:15,468 rolled this thing out and taken it out of the lab 263 00:11:15,468 --> 00:11:17,930 and got it to people in large numbers 264 00:11:17,930 --> 00:11:20,452 and particularly the people who need it the most. 265 00:11:21,511 --> 00:11:24,244 So we've commenced this particular journey 266 00:11:24,244 --> 00:11:26,982 and we've commenced it in an unusual way 267 00:11:26,982 --> 00:11:29,973 We've started with Papua New Guinea. 268 00:11:29,973 --> 00:11:32,125 Now Papua New Guinea 269 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:35,502 is an example of a developing world country 270 00:11:35,502 --> 00:11:38,959 and its about the same size as France 271 00:11:38,959 --> 00:11:41,749 but it suffers from many of the key barriers 272 00:11:41,749 --> 00:11:45,862 existing within the world of todays vaccines. 273 00:11:45,862 --> 00:11:47,445 There's logistics: 274 00:11:47,445 --> 00:11:50,669 Within this country there are only 800 refrigerators 275 00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:51,885 to keep vaccines chilled. 276 00:11:51,885 --> 00:11:54,365 Many of them are old like this one in Port Moresby. 277 00:11:54,365 --> 00:11:55,741 Many of them are breaking down 278 00:11:55,741 --> 00:11:57,453 and many of them are not in the Highlands 279 00:11:57,453 --> 00:11:59,166 where they are required. 280 00:11:59,166 --> 00:12:00,413 That's a challenge. 281 00:12:00,413 --> 00:12:01,879 But also, Papua New Guinea 282 00:12:01,879 --> 00:12:05,475 has the worlds highest incidence of HPV, 283 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:10,069 Human Papilloma Virus, the cervical cancer vaccine. 284 00:12:10,069 --> 00:12:12,589 Yet, that vacccine is not available in large numbers 285 00:12:12,589 --> 00:12:14,182 because it's too expensive. 286 00:12:14,182 --> 00:12:15,619 So for those two reasons 287 00:12:15,619 --> 00:12:17,206 with the attributes of the Nanopatch 288 00:12:17,206 --> 00:12:18,681 we've got into field 289 00:12:18,681 --> 00:12:19,704 and worked with the Nanopatch 290 00:12:19,704 --> 00:12:21,608 and taken it to Papua New Guinea 291 00:12:21,608 --> 00:12:26,143 and we'll be following that up shortly. 292 00:12:26,143 --> 00:12:29,550 Now doing this kind of work is not easy. 293 00:12:29,550 --> 00:12:30,918 It's challenging, 294 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:32,567 but there's nothing else in the world 295 00:12:32,567 --> 00:12:34,359 I'd rather be doing. 296 00:12:34,359 --> 00:12:36,320 And as we look ahead 297 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,832 I'd like to share with you a thought — 298 00:12:39,832 --> 00:12:44,070 it's the thought of a future where 299 00:12:44,070 --> 00:12:46,342 the 17 million deaths per year 300 00:12:46,342 --> 00:12:48,714 that we currently have 301 00:12:48,714 --> 00:12:51,038 due to infectious disease is a historical footnote. 302 00:12:51,038 --> 00:12:53,366 And it's a historical footnote that has been achieved 303 00:12:53,366 --> 00:12:56,716 by radically improved vaccines. 304 00:12:56,716 --> 00:12:58,905 Now standing here today in front of you 305 00:12:58,905 --> 00:13:00,703 at the birthplace of the needle and syringe 306 00:13:00,703 --> 00:13:03,191 a device that's 160 years old 307 00:13:03,191 --> 00:13:05,820 I'm presenting to you an alternative approach 308 00:13:05,820 --> 00:13:08,073 that could really help make that happen 309 00:13:08,073 --> 00:13:09,087 and it's the Nanopatch 310 00:13:09,087 --> 00:13:11,863 with it's attributes of being needle-free, pain-free 311 00:13:11,863 --> 00:13:14,271 the ability for removing the cold chain 312 00:13:14,271 --> 00:13:16,135 and improving the immunogenicity. 313 00:13:16,135 --> 00:13:17,711 Thank you. 314 00:13:17,711 --> 99:59:59,999 (Applause)