Pirbright Institute

£40 million UK animal vaccine centre to be established at Pirbright

£40 million UK animal vaccine centre to be established at Pirbright

A new £40 million centre at Pirbright to develop vaccines for zoonotic diseases that spread from animals to humans is...

June 14, 2021
Cattle immune cell breakthrough to open avenues for treating disease

Cattle immune cell breakthrough to open avenues for treating disease

A collaborative study has made a breakthrough characterising new immune cells in cattle which could change how livestock diseases are...

March 22, 2021
Study finds Pirbright African swine fever vaccine has 100% success rate

Study finds Pirbright African swine fever vaccine has 100% success rate

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute are a step closer in the race to develop a vital vaccine for African swine...

May 22, 2020
Pirbright begins testing potential Covid-19 vaccines on animals

Pirbright begins testing potential Covid-19 vaccines on animals

The UK’s Pirbright Institute is to begin testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Working...

March 26, 2020
Pirbright scientists develop bird flu and Marek’s disease vaccine

Pirbright scientists develop bird flu and Marek’s disease vaccine

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a vaccine that protects birds against both Marek’s disease...

January 14, 2020
UK research team leads international fight against African Swine Fever

UK research team leads international fight against African Swine Fever

Pioneering research by a team of UK researchers has helped to provide two of the world’s best hopes of a...

September 7, 2018