IVVN

Our 2021 Annual Report is now available to read and download.

Become a member of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network

The IVVN is an international community of over 1,500 members working together to develop improved vaccines for livestock and zoonotic diseases.

About Us

The Network provides the opportunity to establish multi-partnered, international collaborations that bring together the diverse skills that can accelerate the development of vaccines.

Vaccines for Aquaculture, Vaccines for Poultry, Vaccines for Swine and Vaccines for Ruminants

IVVN Virtual Symposia

A series of half-day online meetings, featuring talks, posters and networking, with each symposium focused on efforts to develop vaccines for a different host group.

Funded pump-priming grants

The IVVN fund pump-priming projects to accelerate the development of vaccines for livestock diseases of importance in LMICs. Find out more about the ten exciting projects we have funded so far.

IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

The IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme is a collaborative initiative which trains and supports women scientists working in Africa to deliver schools outreach workshops and inspire the next generation of African scientists.

News

IVVN-KeAWARD African Schools Outreach Team deliver experimental workshops on Covid-19 vaccination across three schools

The outreach team visited two schools in Taita Taveta County and one school in Nairobi County in November, delivering the IVVN vaccination workshop to 195 students.

16 Dec 2021

KeAWARD-IVVN African schools outreach team deliver workshops in Kenya

The Kenyan outreach team visited Naivasha Girls Secondary School and St Loise Girls Secondary School in June.

21 Sep 2021

Securing our future: the value of veterinary vaccines

Urgent strategic investment in veterinary vaccinology is crucial to secure global health, wealth and security

A new joint report from the British Society for Immunology and the IVVN calls for investment to ensure we are prepared to respond to emerging disease threats in the future.

18 Aug 2021

Events

8-10 March 2022

Avian Research Symposium 2022

Online

26-27 April 2022

A3 Scotland 2022 Conference

Edinburgh, UK

More events

Blog

Closing workshop for the IVVN-funded pump-priming project on immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas in fish

Sixty-eight IVVN members joined a virtual workshop to hear about the outcomes from the IVVN-funded pump-priming project 'Efficacy testing of novel immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas hydrophila in tilapia and Vietnamese catfish'.

13 Oct 2021

Notes on the book Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications

A new concise and authoritative reference compiled by the FAO, with contributions from international leading experts, covers a wide range of topics related to veterinary vaccine development, production and use.

04 Oct 2021

Further funding to enable The Bloomsbury SET to extend its activities to combat infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

With emerging disease at the forefront of global health priorities as never before, The Bloomsbury SET is developing new solutions to combat infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance.

16 Sep 2021

How Baseimmune's deep learning platform could help develop future-proof vaccines

The UK biotech startup is working on designing variant-proof vaccines against ASFV and PRRSV, based on their deep learning data-driven platform.

17 Jun 2021

Opportunities

Closing date: 31 January 2021

Postdoc in Bacterial Genomics and Infection Transcriptomics

£45,000 to £55,000 CAD

University of Calgary

Vacancy

Applications close 31 January 2022

Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive

EMBL-EBI

Training

Closing date: 15 February 2022

Production and Quality Assurance positions

Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute

Vacancy

Closing date: 7 February 2022

Research Assistant, Mycobacteria Group

Part time (18.5hrs pwk), £20,700-£23,550 pro-rata

Moredun Research Institute

Vacancy

Closing date: 31 January 2022

PhD studentship opportunity: Interaction of classical swine fever virus with porcine cells

University of Surrey

Vacancy

Job vacancies

Funding opportunities

Training opportunities

Publications

01 Feb 2022

Expression and purification of S5_196-272 and S6_200-317 proteins from tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and their potential use as vaccines

Protein Expression and Purification

Peer-reviewed article

01 Jan 2022

Rhipicephalus microplus: an overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Peer-reviewed article

17 Dec 2021

The cost of bacterial predation via type VI secretion system leads to predator extinction under environmental stress

iScience

Peer-reviewed article

01 Dec 2021

Ticks and antibodies: may parasite density and tick evasion influence the outcomes following immunization protocols?

Veterinary Parasitology

Peer-reviewed article

Publications

@IntVetVaccNet on Twitter

RT @UKNOAH: FINAL CHANCE Our virtual panel event on how the Animal Health Industry can drive R&D and Innovation across the UK will be starting at 15:00. Don’t miss out! https://t.co/j4IaU62ua5 https://t.co/YB2on24GEz

8 hours 55 min ago

RT @ILRI: Starting at 15:30 EAT today - day 2 of our 'One Health and Biosecurity' Zoom webinar. Join us! https://t.co/kYMZRQhtcJ

6 days 8 hours ago

RT @ILRI: Starting in one hour! Join our 2-day #OneHealth webinar starting @ 15.30 EAT as we explore how to strengthen preparation and response to veterinary and zoonotic diseases in Africa, with a focus on identifying gaps and sharing of lessons learned. Zoom meeting codes https://t.co/4KVZrb9SVm

1 week 6 hours ago

RT @wellcometrust: To end pandemics and avoid new ones, we need vaccines. That's why we're joining @gatesfoundation and renewing our investment in @CEPIvaccines to help protect lives against emerging infectious diseases. Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/0Zmw1zTKzF

1 week 7 hours ago

RT @Pirbright_Inst: Pirbright researchers develop new #vaccines that could help in the eradication of peste des petits ruminants virus. With these new vaccines, vaccinated animals can be easily distinguished from those with natural infection #PPRV https://t.co/UjT5K9Qyd9 @VirusesMDPI @LaxmiParida

1 week 2 days ago

RT @charlierjo: New DISCONTOOLS chapter on Small Ruminant LentiViruses just published. The database now contains info for 56 different diseases. https://t.co/w8LzCDcwdV https://t.co/pWuk9HKPib

1 week 6 days ago

Our first online event of 2022 will take place in two weeks' time, with a webinar on plant-produced African horse sickness vaccine development from @UCT_news's Dr Ann Meyers. 12:00 GMT, Tuesday 25 January https://t.co/Q51s4PrvVB https://t.co/s6vHzNo2OP

2 weeks 1 day ago

RT @PRRS_Immunol: Ever wondered what happens to #PRRS vaccine efficacy when pigs are co-infected with #InfluenzaVirus and PRRS? Take a read of this great project we have with @MucosalSwineflu @Pirbright_Inst https://t.co/3h5Lz4tQkS

2 weeks 2 days ago

RT @MadeleineAClark: Check out new POSTnote on #Zoonoses from @POST_UK #Biosecurity #Surveillance #OneHealth @BBSRC @UKRI_News https://t.co/udJ19cXoxW

2 weeks 2 days ago

RT @POST_UK: Zoonoses are diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans. Examples include HIV, Ebola, Zika, Swine flu and COVID-19. Find out more about: ▪️ Preventing emerging zoonoses ▪️ UK and global biosecurity measures ▪️ Lessons from COVID-19 https://t.co/R5m4el4kTx

2 weeks 5 days ago

RT @EuropeVaccine: ⏰Apply until Jan 15! Check how to apply and get access to FREE R&D services by experts, that can boost the development of your vaccine candidate at several stages of development! #EUfunded ➡https://t.co/9WkxVsU4wN https://t.co/6XpC7lCS45

3 weeks 6 hours ago

RT @roslininstitute: Professor Gary Entrican, honorary professor at Roslin, received the prestigious Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist award of the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists in December. The award is a rare honour for an immunologist from outside North America. https://t.co/GizVpExUq2

3 weeks 7 hours ago

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Welcome to the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN).

The IVVN is an international community of over 1,500 members working together to develop improved vaccines for livestock and zoonotic diseases.

About Us

IVVN Virtual Symposia

Funded pump-priming grants

IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

News

IVVN-KeAWARD African Schools Outreach Team deliver experimental workshops on Covid-19 vaccination across three schools

KeAWARD-IVVN African schools outreach team deliver workshops in Kenya

Urgent strategic investment in veterinary vaccinology is crucial to secure global health, wealth and security

Events

Avian Research Symposium 2022

A3 Scotland 2022 Conference

Blog

Closing workshop for the IVVN-funded pump-priming project on immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas in fish

Notes on the book Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications

Further funding to enable The Bloomsbury SET to extend its activities to combat infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

How Baseimmune's deep learning platform could help develop future-proof vaccines

Opportunities

Postdoc in Bacterial Genomics and Infection Transcriptomics

Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive

Production and Quality Assurance positions

Research Assistant, Mycobacteria Group

PhD studentship opportunity: Interaction of classical swine fever virus with porcine cells

Job vacancies

Funding opportunities

Training opportunities

Publications

Expression and purification of S5_196-272 and S6_200-317 proteins from tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and their potential use as vaccines

Rhipicephalus microplus: an overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick

The cost of bacterial predation via type VI secretion system leads to predator extinction under environmental stress

Ticks and antibodies: may parasite density and tick evasion influence the outcomes following immunization protocols?

@IntVetVaccNet on Twitter

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Welcome to the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN).

The IVVN is an international community of over 1,500 members working together to develop improved vaccines for livestock and zoonotic diseases.

About Us

IVVN Virtual Symposia

Funded pump-priming grants

IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

News

IVVN-KeAWARD African Schools Outreach Team deliver experimental workshops on Covid-19 vaccination across three schools

KeAWARD-IVVN African schools outreach team deliver workshops in Kenya

Urgent strategic investment in veterinary vaccinology is crucial to secure global health, wealth and security

Events

Avian Research Symposium 2022

A3 Scotland 2022 Conference

Blog

Closing workshop for the IVVN-funded pump-priming project on immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas in fish

Notes on the book Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications

Further funding to enable The Bloomsbury SET to extend its activities to combat infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

How Baseimmune's deep learning platform could help develop future-proof vaccines

Opportunities

Postdoc in Bacterial Genomics and Infection Transcriptomics

Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive

Production and Quality Assurance positions

Research Assistant, Mycobacteria Group

PhD studentship opportunity: Interaction of classical swine fever virus with porcine cells

Job vacancies

Funding opportunities

Training opportunities

Publications

Expression and purification of S5196-272 and S6200-317 proteins from tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and their potential use as vaccines

Rhipicephalus microplus: an overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick

The cost of bacterial predation via type VI secretion system leads to predator extinction under environmental stress

Ticks and antibodies: may parasite density and tick evasion influence the outcomes following immunization protocols?

@IntVetVaccNet on Twitter

Expression and purification of S5_196-272 and S6_200-317 proteins from tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and their potential use as vaccines