Petro Terblanche: A global advocate for local production

Terblanche's position as the head of South Africa's messenger RNA hub has elevated her to a role as a global advocate for improving and sustaining local production of pharmaceuticals and vaccines across the global south.

By Andrew Green // 06 January 2023

Petro Terblanche has never stayed in one job too long.

“I get bored,” Terblanche, who is currently overseeing the development of the messenger RNA vaccine technology transfer hub as the managing director of Afrigen Biologics, told Devex.

“When I reach a point where I feel like it’s together and it’s moving and it’s good, then I move on, and I take time to start all over again,” she told Devex. For Terblanche, that usually means fewer than six years in any position.