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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 2025

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.

IVVN Landscape Workshop: Shaping the Future of Veterinary Vaccinology

The IVVN Landscape Workshop (3–4 September 2025) brought together global stakeholders in veterinary vaccinology to discuss key challenges and priorities for the field. Over two days of facilitated discussions, participants developed action plans to strengthen research, innovation, and collaboration across the community.

IVVN and POMS Early Career Researchers and Mentors Gather in Vienna for Fellowship Scheme Launch

On 15-16 August 2025, the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) hosted the launch of its Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fellowship Scheme in Vienna, Austria. Fellows from both the IVVN and POMS schemes met for the first time to connect, share experiences, and set the stage for their fellowship journeys.

Supporting the Next Generation of Veterinary Vaccine Leaders: Meet the 2025 IVVN ECR Fellowship Cohort

The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) is pleased to introduce our 2025 cohort of Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fellows. Over the next 18 months, these researchers will receive tailored support through the IVVN ECR Career Development Fellowship - a scheme designed to accelerate their growth as future leaders in veterinary vaccinology

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

FAO Position Paper

FAO releases Position Paper on Considerations for competent authorities and livestock industries on use of African swine fever vaccines (Genotype II) to enhance disease control.

TVG Streptococcus suis success underpins vaccine delivery platform potential

TVG is delighted to announce that a vaccine candidate to tackle Streptococcus suis in pigs developed using grant funding from Innovate UK funding has outperformed a leading commercially available vaccine in a challenge trial conducted at Moredun Scientific Limited.

UKRI Survey opens on UK animal research facilities and resources

BBSRC and MRC have launched a UK-wide survey seeking views on current and future needs across the UK’s animal research facilities and resources.

Events

02 to 04 Mar 2026, 08:00-22:00

AHNTI Shaping the Future of Animal Health

AHNTI stives to provide the animal health industry with invaluable networking and knowledge sharing opportunities by facilitating connections between the most exciting startups, active financial investors and strategic corporate partners within animal health.

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

Principal Research Scientists

VIDO is hiring two Principal Research Scientists to join our team at Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research.

Closes : 2 February 2026

Livestock and Environment Specialist

The role holder will support the team in expanding and updating the approaches that are used to quantify emission baselines and the impact of mitigation interventions for livestock systems.

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.

Roslin Institute

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. This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens only.

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Funding

Women Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER)

The scheme aims to build scientific capacity, retain and promote women researchers in India & Germany by utilising complementary expertise in science, technology, innovation and research partnerships.

SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration)

The Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions.

India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF)

ISRF provides opportunity to scientists from developing countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka to work in advanced research areas in all major disciplines of science and technology including engineering and medical sciences at premier research laboratories in India.

Closes: 11 March 2026

International Fellowships 2026

The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders.

The British Academy

Closes: 26 March 2026

The Royal Society Research Grants

A scheme for scientists in the UK who are at early stage in their career or returning from career break and want to purchase specialised equipment and consumables.

The Royal Society

Close: 13 February 2026

Studentships

A list of current studentship vacancies at The Roslin Institute.

The Roslin Institute

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

Closes: 31 January 2026

The Plowright Prize 2025/2026

The £100,000 Plowright Prize, awarded every two years, recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to control, management or eradication of infectious diseases of animals.

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Publications

A bivalent subunit bovine herpesvirus 1 vaccine based on the ectodomains of glycoproteins D and B elicits robust protective immunity against infection in a rabbit model.

Peer-reviewed article

Design of an oral vaccine against Salmonella pullorum using protein surface display on bioengineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Peer-reviewed article

Oral vaccination via virus-like particles encapsulated in Lactococcus lactis.

Fish Shellfish Immunol

Peer-reviewed article

A Nanovaccine Based on Cationic Lentinan Adjuvant Enhances Protective Immunity against H1N1 and H9N2 Influenza Virus Infection.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

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.

Strengthening Poultry Health Through Vaccine Innovation: An IVVN Member Story

As the global veterinary vaccinology community works to tackle emerging disease threats and strengthen food security, early career researchers like Muttahir Aman are playing a vital role in shaping the future of animal health.

Turning Research into Real-World Impact: Dr Nadeem Shabir’s Entrepreneurial Journey in Veterinary Vaccinology

At IVVN, we are proud to spotlight the stories of researchers driving forward veterinary vaccinology in new and transformative ways - Dr Nadeem Shabir is one such researcher - bridging the gap between academic science and commercial innovation through his pioneering work in poultry vaccines.

From Kenya to USA: How IVVN Helped Shape Beatrice Muriuki’s Scientific Journey

Beatrice’s story is a powerful reminder of how meaningful connections - whether sparked at a workshop or through a grant application - can shape careers in unexpected ways.