UK Vaccine Network (UKVN) - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) - One Health Vaccinology Competition
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This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded UKaid project from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s UK Vaccine Network (UKVN) which supports the development of vaccines and vaccine technology for infectious diseases with the potential to cause an epidemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on areas of market failure. UKVN has identified a range of human diseases with epidemic potential in LMICs for which the development of vaccines is a priority. UKVN identified that many pathogens of epidemic potential are zoonotic (having both human and animal hosts) and therefore require a One Health* approach. UKVN allocated investment to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to run an ODA-funded research competition to support ‘One Health Approaches to Accelerate Vaccine Development’. The funding supports projects that bring together veterinary and medical vaccinologists undertaking One Health research that promotes antigen discovery, enhances understanding of disease pathogenesis (the origination and development of disease), and accelerates vaccine development for a range of viral and bacterial families that are known to have a significant impact on animal and human health in LMICs. The ultimate aim of this research is to enable an effective and rapid response during future outbreaks of disease, particularly in LMIC populations. (*One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.) This project was not put out to an open, competitive tender process because, as a non-departmental public body of the UK government, BBSRC is uniquely positioned to manage research calls.
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