Valeria Gigante

Dr. Valeria Gigante is a Clinical Pharmacologist and former pharma Regulator (EMA, AIFA). Since 2021, she leads WHO’s R&D and innovation team coordinating efforts to address AMR. In this role, she oversees prioritization exercises to define strategic areas that, through partnerships, support the development of novel antimicrobials—including paediatric formulations—alongside vaccines and diagnostics.
Dr. Gigante represents WHO on the Scientific Advisory Committees of GARDP, the AMR Action Fund, and the Global R&D Hub. She also serves on the Programme Committee for the ESCMID/GAMRIC Conference on Innovation in R&D.