Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have received money which will enable research into boosting vaccine yields by up to ten fold. The funding was awarded by the Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Global Affairs Canada (GAC),...
Global expert on foot-and-mouth disease and Director of The Pirbright Institute, Dr Bryan Charleston, has been selected to sit on the Research Excellence Framework 2021 sub panel to oversee Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is used to assess the...
For the first time, researchers led by Professor Munir Iqbal at The Pirbright Institute have been able to insert protective avian influenza virus genes into the duck enteritis virus (DEV) vaccine by using a method of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing that allows higher rates of gene insertion. This makes...
On Saturday 17 March 2018, Pirbright’s team of Bug Busters were at Innovate Guildford showcasing the Institute’s research on genetic engineering and how the technology can be used help fight devastating diseases spread by mosquitoes. Innovate Guildford is a science and arts festival promoting the...
Thursday 8 March is a day to celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. International Women’s Day (IWD) has been formerly celebrated on 8 March since 1977, when the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to celebrate the day as the UN day for women’s...
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