Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR)

Global Vaccine Research Forum 2008 and parallel satellite workshops

Paris, France 29 June-2 July

Overview and Key Presentations

The 2008 meeting reviewed and discussed key issues in vaccine research and development. Particular consideration and reviews was given to the the following issues:

  • Prospects for pandemic influenza vaccines
  • Innovation,intellectual property rights and new vaccine production in the South East Asian region
  • Rabies, an unrecognized health priority in Asia
  • Update on vaccines against Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization priority diseases new vaccines
  • Vaccines against cervical cancer
  • Development of vaccines against HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis

Three parallel satellite workshops were held prior to the conference on:

  • Vaccine cost-effectiveness

and on

  • Ageing and immunity

and on

  • Innate immunity and vaccination (organized by Institut Pasteur)

Summaries of both these meetings can be found below.

key Presentations

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