Vaccine

04/12/2019

Experts find evidence of underfunding in rheumatic heart disease research

IVI’s Director General, Dr. Jerome Kim was a member of the team of experts that looked at the underfunding of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) research.   RHD, a long-term consequence of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococcus, or GAS) infection, is estimated to affect at least 33 […]
04/17/2019

IVI receives $15.7 million grant to conduct phase III trials of new Vi-DT typhoid conjugate vaccine manufactured by SK bioscience of Korea

– Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support additional supply of novel TCV at affordable cost for public sector markets   SEOUL, Korea –The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) announces receipt of a $15.7 million-dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation […]
04/18/2019

IVI-led CAPTURA consortium wins Fleming Fund award for work on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data across Asia

SEOUL, South Korea — An international consortium, led by the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has received funding from the UK’s Fleming Fund Regional Grants to conduct the Capturing Data on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Patterns and Trends in Use in Regions of Asia (CAPTURA) project. The […]
04/24/2019

World Immunization Week 2019 and our partnership for JE vaccination

  This week (April 24 – 30) is World Immunization Week 2019. On this occasion, IVI is pleased to present a feature video introducing joint efforts by international partners to accelerate the use of Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine among children across Asia.   Japanese Encephalitis […]