Ms Kuipers is Executive Director Europe at IAVI, overseeing advocacy, policy, communications, and resource mobilization. Building on 25 years of experience, she spearheads strategies, partnerships and convenings aimed at addressing pressing challenges in global health R&D across the product development continuum, on behalf of IAVI and through key partnerships such as European civil society network, the Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New Vaccines and the PDP Coalition. She holds an MSc in Biology from the University of Utrecht.