Useful links

Resources

CABI Invasive Species Compendium

Detailed coverage of invasive species (including pathogens and parasites) threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide.

Emergence

This resource from MSD Animal Health's International Veterinary Health team contains a wealth of information on transboundary and emerging diseases.

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NC3Rs Experimental Design Assistant

This free resource from the NC3Rs helps researchers design robust experiments more likely to yield reliable and reproducible results.

Immunopaedia

This non-profit educational website aims to promote cutting edge knowledge and research in basic and clinical immunology worldwide.

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Star-Idaz: Research Roadmaps

Users can interact with these roadmaps to identify the bottlenecks and critical gaps and see current research projects underway to address them.

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Vaccine development process maps

These two process maps were developed by the UK Vaccine Network to show key stages in both human vaccine development and veterinary vaccine development up to Phase III clinical trials or veterinary field trials.

VetBioNet

The Veterinary Biocontained facility Network project aims to establish and maintain a network of high-containment research facilities, academic institutes, international organisations and industry partners.

Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications

This book from the FAO and Wiley offers advice and recommendations covering a wide range of areas within veterinary vaccine development and production.

WOAH Animal Diseases portal

A collection of resources and valuable information on terrestrial and aquatic animal diseases from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE).

Research databases

Research Project Database

A database of research projects compiled by the European Animal Health and Welfare Research Collaborative Working Group and the Star-Idaz International Research Consortium on Animal Health.

Star-Idaz: Research Activities

A database of research activities compiled by the Star-Idaz International Research Consortium on Animal Health.

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Global database of veterinary medicines regulators

This database, developed by the UK’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate, with support from SEBI-Livestock at the University of Edinburgh, holds contact information for the organisations responsible for authorising veterinary medicines and GMP inspections in each country.

DGIL Porcine Translational Research Database

This is the largest manually curated database for any agriculture species and is unique among porcine gene databases in linking gene expression to gene function, identification of related gene pathways, and connectivity with other porcine/human gene databases.

Global AMR R&D Hub

A research dashboard that continuously collects and presents information on global investments in AMR-related research and development.

Organisations

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

CEPI’s mission is to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats.

GALVmed

GALVmed works with partners to make livestock vaccines, medicines and diagnostics accessible and available to smallholder farmers in developing countries.

Instruct-ERIC

Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure that provides open access to high-end structural biology services and techniques.

International Union of Immunological Societies

IUIS is an umbrella organization for many of the regional and national societies of immunology throughout the world.

Knowledge Transfer Network

Innovate UK's KTN connects innovators with new partners and new opportunities beyond their existing thinking.

One Health Poultry Hub

The UKRI GCRF One Heath Poultry Hub is an impact-driven development research programme working in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Star-Idaz IRC

Star-Idaz, an International Research Consortium of funders and programme owners, coordinates research to contribute to new and improved animal health strategies for priority issues.

The Bloomsbury SET

The Bloomsbury SET is developing new solutions to combat infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance.

Transvac

Transvac, supported by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 scheme, is designed to accelerate vaccine development through research and training, and to increase sustainability of vaccine projects.

World Organisation for Animal Health

Founded as OIE, WOAH is an intergovernmental organisation and is the global authority on animal health.

REPRODIVAC

REPRODIVAC project aims to develop innovative vaccines and diagnostics for endemic and zoonotic reproductive pathogens of livestock.

Research networks

US Animal Vaccinology Research Coordination Network

USAVRCN is an initiative of USDA NIFA to bring together the breadth of stakeholders with interest in advancing vaccine research and improving vaccine-based disease control in agricultural and aquacultural species.

BactiVac Network

BactiVac is a global bacterial vaccinology network bringing together members to accelerate the development of vaccines against bacterial infections relevant to low- and middle-income countries.

Hic-Vac

HIC-Vac is an international network of researchers who are developing human infection challenge (HIC) studies to accelerate the development of vaccines against pathogens of high global impact.

IMPRINT

IMPRINT is a network focusing on maternal and neonatal immunisation, which aims to strengthen capacity for research and innovation within the UK and in developing countries.

VALIDATE Network

VALIDATE is a network of researchers developing vaccines against globally significant diseases caused by complex intracellular pathogens, with an initial focus on tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, melioidosis, and leprosy.

OFFLU

OFFLU is a joint OIE-FAO scientific network on animal influenza, which aims to share expertise, exchange scientific data and biological materials, highlight influenza surveillance and research needs, and collaborate with the WHO on issues relating to the animal-human interface.

Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance

GFRA is a coordinated global alliance of scientists producing evidence and innovation that enables the progressive control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease.

Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance

GARA seeks to establish and sustain global research partnerships to help prevent, control and eradicate African swine fever.

African Vaccinology Network

Afvanet is a network of African scientists, researchers, scholars and policymakers involved in vaccine research and development and administration.

UK-International Coronavirus Network

The UK-ICN, hosted at the University of Liverpool, provides global co-ordination for collaborative coronavirus research.