Search | The Pirbright Institute

Filters

Three young visitors engaging with a screen. One is smiling and another is inquisitive

Pirbright showcases the best in science and community with open-door event

At the beginning of April, The Pirbright Institute welcomed over 800 people on site for two days of discovery, interaction and celebration. The Institute held two Celebration Days which provided a unique opportunity for staff, stakeholders, and members of the public to learn…

Heard of African buffalo in long grass with one looking directly at the camera

New UK Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing set to improve global animal health

A joint initiative between the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will see the creation of a new centre at The Pirbright Institute designed to…

The Pirbright Institute Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

The Pirbright Institute Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement for 2025-2026 1. CONTEXT This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement relates to actions and activities for the financial year 2025-2026. The statement sets down The Pirbright Institute’s commitment…

Biological safety cabinet, lights on, next to two microscopes in a Pirbright laboratory

Biological safety cabinets - maintenance and validation: Instructor-led

Learn about how biological safety cabinets, how they work and how to maintain and validate.

Melanie Welham and Bryan Charleston stood either side of an easel stand which holds a brass plaque

Professor Melanie Welham officially opens The Biggs Avian Research Building at Pirbright

Professor Melanie Welham, Executive Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), officially opened The Biggs Avian Research Building today (23 February 2023) at The Pirbright Institute in Surrey. The…

Amanda Corla in a lab coat and wearing purple gloves, sat on a chair in front of a microscope

Celebrating Pirbright’s women in science

To celebrate the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we shine the spotlight on three of our female scientists to find out what inspired their career in research and what advice they would give to other women looking for a career in science. Abigail Hay –…

Flock of orange chickens pecking at dusty ground

New tools to help understand infectious bursal disease virus variants developed by Pirbright researchers

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have developed new tools and techniques to determine the breadth of immune responses produced by vaccines against different variants of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). IBDV is a major threat to the productivity of the global…

Group of nine goats of different colours walking on green grass

REPRODIVAC: Pirbright to create next-generation vaccines and diagnostics to prevent livestock reproductive diseases of worldwide impact

The Pirbright Institute, together with 15 other partners across seven European countries (Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany and, Switzerland) has recently secured funding from the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Scheme to develop innovative vaccines…

default publication image

The origin of internal genes contributes to the replication and transmission fitness of H7N9 avian influenza virus

H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have donated internal gene segments during the emergence of zoonotic AIVs, including H7N9. We used reverse genetics to generate A/Anhui/1/13 (H7N9) and three reassortant viruses (2:6 H7N9) which contained the hemagglutinin and…

default publication image

Recombinant turkey herpesvirus expressing H9N2 HA gene at the HVT005/006 site induces better protection than that at the HVT029/031 site

Turkey herpesvirus (HVT) is widely used as an effective recombinant vaccine vector for expressing protective antigens of multiple avian pathogens from different loci of the HVT genome. These include the HVT029/031 (UL22–23) locus for the insertion of IBDV VP2 and the…