{"id":1399,"date":"2026-05-11T13:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obpvaccines.co.za\/web\/?page_id=1399"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:10:57","slug":"dr-nobalanda-mokoena-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obpvaccines.co.za\/web\/leadership\/dr-nobalanda-mokoena-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Nobalanda Mokoena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-90dd5fd gspb_row--gutter-custom-0\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-90dd5fd\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--6 gspb_row__col--md-12 gspb_col-id-gsbp-d560c25\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-d560c25\">\n\n\n<h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-2ffee04\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-2ffee04 \">Dr Nobalanda Mokoena<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--6 gspb_row__col--md-12 gspb_col-id-gsbp-2affbd5\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-2affbd5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-85f312a\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-85f312a\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obpvaccines.co.za\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/leadership-bg.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-44398d9 gspb_row--gutter-custom-0\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-44398d9\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--4 gspb_row__col--md-12 gspb_col-id-gsbp-6f07b8a\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-6f07b8a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-2120874\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-2120874\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obpvaccines.co.za\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Nobalanda-Mokoena.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--8 gspb_row__col--md-12 gspb_col-id-gsbp-bff518b\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-bff518b\">\n<h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-4cdc2ea\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-4cdc2ea \">Interim CSO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-fb31242\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-fb31242 \"><strong>A driving force in vaccine innovation, turning advanced science into real-world veterinary solutions.<\/strong><br><br>Dr Nobalanda Betty Mokoena is a senior scientific leader and biochemist with extensive experience in vaccine research, development, and commercialisation within the veterinary biotechnology sector. She currently serves as Acting Chief Scientific Officer and Acting R&amp;D Viral Section Manager at Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), where she leads research strategy, quality assurance, and innovation initiatives.<br><br>She has a strong track record in translational research, taking vaccine concepts from early-stage development through to regulatory submission and commercialisation. Her expertise includes viral vaccine development, process optimisation, technology transfer, intellectual property management, and large-scale production integration.<br><br>Dr Mokoena is also an experienced mentor and academic supervisor, actively contributing to postgraduate training and research capacity development across multiple universities. 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