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Pirbright signs MoU with China’s agricultural research institute

The Pirbright Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). The agreement builds on existing collaborations between Pirbright and China’s national agricultural research institutes and universities. Established in 1957 and headquartered…

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Consortium in quest for ‘single shot’ bivalent Nipah virus vaccine

An international consortium of scientists and commercial partners is aiming to develop a vaccine and companion diagnostic test for Nipah virus (NiV). The newly emerging zoonotic disease infects pigs and can spread to people. Carried by fruit bats, it can cause human encephalitis (brain swelling)…

Pioneering partnership to improve swine health

The Pirbright Institute is partnering with researchers at The Vaccine Group (TVG) in Plymouth on a new project that sets out to control African swine fever (ASF). Pirbright researchers are collaborating with TVG to accelerate the development of safe and effective vaccines against the deadly…