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A ceremony to celebrate one of the most prestigious and important European prizes for invention has taken place, and The Pirbright Institute’s Professor Luke Alphey was there as one of fifteen finalists recognised as one of Europe’s top innovators. The European Inventor…

Scientists from Pirbright are heading to the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition in London this month to showcase new developments in the global fight against influenza virus. Flu Fighters, a collaborative exhibit with The Roslin Institute at The University of…

The Pirbright Institute’s Professor Luke Alphey has been shortlisted for the prestigious European Inventor Award 2015 for his work on using genetically-modified mosquitoes to control dengue fever. Luke is one of 15 international finalists shortlisted for this year’s award…

On 11 April 2015 a new joint China-United Kingdom International Centre for Research on Avian Diseases was officially opened at a ceremony in Binzhou, China. The joint centre has bought the Avian Viral Diseases (AVD) programme at The Pirbright Institute and the Shandong…

The Pirbright Institute’s Doctor Susan Baigent was one of nine finalists in this year’s BBSRC Innovator of the Year awards. Innovator of the Year is one of BBSRC's Fostering Innovation competitions that aim to promote excellence amongst researchers, knowledge exchange…

A team of Pirbright Institute scientists have been involved in a new book on Coronaviruses called, ‘Coronaviruses: Methods and Protocols’. The book, due for release in April 2015, was edited by Compton Laboratory’s Helena Maier, Erica Bickerton and Paul Britton. Published by…

Professor Venugopal Nair, Head of the Avian Viral Diseases Programme at Pirbright has been awarded an OBE by the Queen in this year’s New Year Honours. The honour has been bestowed on the leading avian virologist in recognition of his outstanding contributions to science in…