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Welcome to the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN).

The IVVN is an international community of over 2,300 members working together to develop improved vaccines for livestock and zoonotic diseases.

23 October 2026

Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM)

We hosted a webinar with the Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM). This session spotlighted their important work to advance veterinary vaccine innovation and manufacturing, and how it contributes to strengthening the global pipeline.

Aberystwyth Scientist Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Explore ‘Trained Immunity’ in Cattle

Dr Amanda Gibson has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to investigate how vaccination can strengthen the innate immune system in cattle — potentially transforming animal health and reducing antibiotic use.

OPEN CALL: WOAH ad hoc expert group on vaccine priorities to reduce AMU

WOAH has launched an open call for experts to join an ad hoc Group that will update the lists of priority animal diseases for which vaccines could achieve the greatest global reduction in antimicrobial usage in pigs, chickens and fish. Deadline: Friday 21st November, midnight.

Funded pump-priming grants

We have so far funded 17 exciting projects through our pump-priming catalyst funding scheme.

IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

A collaborative initiative that trains and supports women scientists in Africa to deliver schools outreach workshops.

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News

The UK and Canada agree to work together to improve regulatory efficiency for animal vaccines

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration between Canada and the UK in the regulatory oversight of veterinary biologics, including animal vaccines.

STAR IDAZ IRC Brucellosis Vaccine Workshop Report

STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) is pleased to share the Brucellosis Vaccine Workshop Report, developed during our expert workshop held on 3 November 2025 in San José, Costa Rica, alongside the Brucellosis International Conference 2025.

UKRI Survey opens on UK animal research facilities and resources

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have launched a UK-wide survey to gather insights from the animal research community. Deadline: 19 January 2026

Events

CRWAD 2026

CRWAD 2026 will feature lectures from world-renowned featured speakers in addition to showcasing over 500 research presentations made by scientific experts and scientists in training from around the world.

23 - 25 March 2026

VACCINEMEET2026 – 2nd International Meet on Vaccines Research and Immunology

VACCINEMEET2026 – 2nd International Meet on Vaccines Research and Immunology

Budapest, Hungry

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Jobs

Closes: 27 February 2026

USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Research Opportunity: Development of Novel Vaccines for Poultry Viral Diseases

The ORISE participant will be part of the research team learning about developing recombinant Marek's disease virus vaccines to prevent both Marek's disease and other poultry diseases. Open to US citizens only.

Closes: 16 January 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Morrison group at the Roslin Institute is looking for a suitably experienced postdoctoral research fellow to join our team to study immunosuppression during trypanosome infection of cattle, and the impact of this immunosuppression on vaccine efficacy. Using our specialised containment facilities they will conduct experimental vaccination regimes, infection of cattle with trypanosomes, and generate and analyse data relating to these experiments.

The Roslin Institute

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Funding

Closes: 13 February 2026

The European Partnership for Animal Health and Welfare (EUP AH&W) Short-Term Missions (STMs)

The European Partnership for Animal Health and Welfare (EUP AH&W) invites Early Career Researchers (from PhD candidates up to six years post-PhD) at member institutions to apply for the 2nd Short-Term Missions (STMs)!

Closes: May 2026

CEPI Call for Proposals

CEPI has launched a Call for Proposals with a budget of up to $10.7 million to meet the scale of the challenge by advancing technologies that monitor vaccine manufacturing processes, ensuring quality, safety, global scalability and accessibility, all while accelerating product release.

Closes: 1 February 2026

The sub-Saharan Africa Health Research and Innovation Fellowship Program (SAHRI Fellowship)

The SAHRI Fellowship programme is an exceptional three-year training trajectory designed to empower 12 talented mid-career biomedical and clinical researchers from sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) to become leaders in biomedical innovation and clinical research.

Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

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Publications

Field Evaluation of a Novel Combined Vaccine Against Porcine Circovirus Types 2a/d, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma hyorhinis With an Emphasis on Growth Performance.

Peer-reviewed article

Towards "Zero by 30", the Kenyan case: a systematic exploration of barriers to rabies policy implementation through systems thinking.

Health Res Policy Syst

Peer-reviewed article

B cells play an important role in HVT vaccine-mediated protection against Marek's disease virus.

Peer-reviewed article

Adjuvant-Driven Modulation of Epitope Recognition and Protective Immunity in Bm86 vaccinated Holstein-Friesian cattle.

Int J Parasitol

Peer-reviewed article

Publications

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Blog

Aberystwyth Scientist Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Explore ‘Trained Immunity’ in Cattle

Dr Amanda Gibson has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to investigate how vaccination can strengthen the innate immune system in cattle — potentially transforming animal health and reducing antibiotic use.