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Defining a novel immune cell in cattle – the power of meetings

Dr Matthew Edmans, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, writes about his recent publication with other IVVN members that identified MAIT cells in cattle and characterised their response to bacterial infections.

15 Apr 2021

Bridging the career-advancement opportunity gap for women researchers in LMICs

A blog post from the IDRC's Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund on the mentorship opportunity gap for women from LMICs and the opportunities offered by the IVVN Fellowship Programme.

08 Mar 2021

Your feedback: results of the 2020 IVVN members' survey

Results from the 2020 survey of IVVN members.

03 Aug 2020

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Towards a vaccine for animal African trypanosomiasis

Animal African trypanosomiasis is one of the most significant infectious disease threats to livestock across sub-Saharan Africa, and is also important across Asia and South America. This workshop brought together representatives to discuss recent advances and how to facilitate vaccination research.

15 Jun 2020

COVID-19 vaccine: the eight technologies being tested

A vaccine is the most effective and safest way of ending the COVID-19 pandemic. But which vaccine types are being tested and how far have the projects progressed?

21 May 2020

Interview with Dr Volker Gerdts, Director and CEO of VIDO-InterVac

We spoke with Dr Volker Gerdts, Director and CEO of VIDO-InterVac, about his organisation’s work on developing and testing a subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.

11 May 2020

COVID-19 vaccination: lessons to be learned from veterinary coronavirus vaccines

Dr Michael James Francis, IVVN board member and Managing Director of BioVacc Consulting Ltd, discusses vaccines against veterinary coronaviruses and how these could relate to the COVID-19 pandemic.

05 May 2020

National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Dr Peera Jaru-Ampornpan and Dr Vanvimon Saksmerprome introduce BIOTEC, a research centre in Thailand, and discuss the veterinary vaccinology research that happens at the institute.

01 May 2020

Oxford scientists to begin COVID-19 vaccine clinical testing

A team of scientists from the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group are to begin clinical testing of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

20 Apr 2020

Interview with Bent Frandsen, CEO of ExpreS²ion Biotechnologies

We spoke with IVVN member Bent Frandsen, CEO of ExpreS²ion Biotechnologies, about his organisation’s involvement in an EU consortium to rapidly develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Apr 2020

Your feedback: results of the 2018 IVVN members' survey

Results from the 2018 survey of IVVN members.

27 Feb 2020

BactiVac and IVVN workshop on vaccines for tilapia

The IVVN and BactiVac Network funded a workshop on vaccines for tilapia, which was held at the Biotechnology Center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in September 2019.

16 Oct 2019

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