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From protection to prosperity: the power of vaccines to end poverty
As the world marks 80 years since the creation of the United Nations, we reflect on the shared global mission to end poverty in all its forms.
EVI
Oct 17, 20253 min read


European Vaccine Initiative at the IMPRINT Network Conference 2025
September 2025 The European Vaccine Initiative (EVI) was represented at the IMPRINT Network Conference 2025, held in Johannesburg, South...
EVI
Sep 29, 20251 min read


MMVC PhD fellow successfully defends his thesis, advancing transmission-blocking malaria vaccine research
Dr. Charles Mulamba, recipient of European Vaccine Initiative PhD fellowship, successfully graduated last week at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania.
EVI
Sep 3, 20252 min read


Naobios, Nuvonis and European Vaccine Initiative collaborate on manufacturing influenza challenge agent
Working with the Inno4Vac consortium coordinated by European Vaccine Initiative, Naobios will leverage Nuvonis’s Vero Cell Bank to...
EVI
Sep 2, 20254 min read


EVI begins clinical trial for promising malaria vaccine in Burkina Faso
This EVI-sponsored clinical trial of the full-length MSP1/GLA-SE vaccine candidate, reflects our commitment to innovation in malaria vaccine development.
EVI
Aug 14, 20254 min read


EVI launches new global collaboration to advance promising malaria vaccine candidate: SEmalvac6
New EVI-led project aims to boost malaria control with innovative vaccine technology through international partnership and support by the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund with an investment of approximately JPY 800 million. The core aim of SEmalvac6 is to advance the biomanufacture and preclinical development of the blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate SE36/cVLP.
EVI
Jul 17, 20252 min read


ShigaPlexIM: SUNSHINE trial vaccination started at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
The SUNSHINE trial has now proceeded to the start of vaccination of participants living in Shigella endemic setting at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ).
EVI
Jun 25, 20251 min read


EVI Hosts BioNTech delegation for exchange on vaccine research training and capacity strengthening
A delegation from BioNTech visited the European Vaccine Initiative (EVI) to engage in a dialogue focused on strengthening global capacity building efforts and supporting scientific training for fellows hosted by both organisations.
EVI
Jun 20, 20251 min read


EVI-led ADVANCE_VAC4PM: multistakeholder workshop explores strategies for malaria vaccine use in pregnancy
An interactive online workshop titled “Strategies for using Malaria vaccines to prevent Malaria in pregnancy” was held on June 3rd,...
EVI
Jun 20, 20252 min read


TRANSVAC Academy delivers EVI-led vaccinology, grant management and writing trainings in Accra
The courses were led by the EVI and designed to strengthen capacity in vaccine research and development (R&D), with a particular focus on supporting professionals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
EVI
Apr 30, 20252 min read


World Malaria Day 2025: malaria ends with us: reinvest, reimagine, reignite
World Malaria Day is observed every year on 25 April to recognise global efforts to control malaria.
EVI
Apr 25, 20253 min read


Africa-Europe partnership launches project to optimise malaria vaccine implementation and uptake
The OPT-MVAC consortium will support the rollout of malaria vaccines in 14 Central and West African countries.
EVI
Apr 24, 20255 min read


EVI joins new initiative to advance promising Hepatitis C vaccine: HCVIVA
An inactivated Hepatitis C vaccine showing promising results in preclinical trials moves closer to human trials, with a new project to establish and optimise production and manufacture of the vaccine.
EVI
Apr 16, 20252 min read


EVI to support GAVI's malaria learning agenda
New EVI-led project will assess the impact of enhancing seasonal malaria vaccination in Guinea and Benin. The findings could shape future...
EVI
Apr 14, 20251 min read


EVI initiates a new clinical trial to protect pregnant women against malaria
EVI launched Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine (by Univ. of Oxford), in women of childbearing potential.
EVI
Apr 7, 20252 min read


World TB Day: advancing the fight against tuberculosis
March 24 marks World Tuberculosis Day on the anniversary of Dr. Robert Koch's groundbreaking discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 1882
EVI
Mar 24, 20254 min read


VACCELERATE concludes: achievements from the first Europe’s Corona Vaccine Trial Accelerator
From establishing a strong clinical trial network to accelerating vaccine research and fostering cross-border collaboration, VACCELERATE...
EVI
Feb 7, 20252 min read


New clinical trial investigates safety and immune response of Invaplex AR-Detox Shigella vaccine
A newly published article outlines the protocol for new phase Ia/b clinical trial for the Invaplex AR-Detox Shigella vaccine...
EVI
Feb 5, 20252 min read


TRANSVAC: a pillar of vaccine development in Europe for 16 years
The European vaccine development ecosystem has been strengthened over the last 16 years, thanks to the TRANSVAC project, funded by the EC.
EVI
Jan 31, 20252 min read


Publication of first-in-human data of malaria vaccine candidate, R21 in Matrix-M adjuvant
Phase 1 clinical trials in the UK and Burkina Faso showed that the malaria vaccine candidate, R21 adjuvanted with Matrix-M, has an...
EVI
Jan 30, 20253 min read


World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day 2025: UNITE, ACT, ELIMINATE
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) cause immense suffering and affect an estimated 1 billion people mostly in isolated and marginalised...
EVI
Jan 30, 20252 min read


Now is the time to accelerate the development of second-generation malaria vaccines through investment, innovation and public-private partnerships.
At the World Vaccine Congress 2024, an EVI-organised panel discussion explored the lessons learnt from licensed malaria vaccines.
EVI
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Chronicles from Malawi, Africa
Understanding cultural beliefs and practices around pregnancy and vaccination Our ethnographic study in Malawi—focused on understanding...
EVI
Dec 12, 20245 min read


EVI Team Retreat: strengthening resilience and building unity
November 2024 Last week, the EVI team gathered in Frankfurt for a retreat designed to recharge, step away from our daily routines, and...
EVI
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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