A method is provided of producing an immunogenic complex comprising a heat
shock protein (hsp) coupled to a heterologous antigenic polypeptide,
which method comprises: (a) expressing the antigenic polypeptide in a
cell which cell has been subjected to a stimulus which causes the
induction of a heat shock response in said cells; and (b) recovering the
antigenic polypeptide coupled to one or more hsps from said cell or the
culture medium. Also provided are immunogenic compositions comprising a
heat shock protein (hsp) derived from a non-mammalian eukaryote coupled
to a heterologous antigenic polypeptide which composition is capable of
inducing an immune response to said antigenic polypeptide in a human or
animal.