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15 December 2025

Scientists study wild pig immunity in quest for African Swine Fever vaccine

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute are collaborating with the Roslin Institute to define host factors of susceptibility and resistance to African Swine Fever in domestic and wild pigs. African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a lethal pig pathogen which threatens the global supply of domestic pig…

10 December 2025

Pirbright helps form the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group - Alliance dedicated to ‘making research matter’

The Pirbright Institute and other leading UK research agencies and institutes have today launched the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group. The new alliance of 35 organisations is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities.

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17 December 2025

Pirbright joins Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)

The Pirbright Institute has joined the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) - the leading independent voice for UK R&D. A charity supported by a diverse membership, CaSE includes businesses, universities, professional bodies, research charities and individuals. Its members span the breadth of…

15 December 2025

Scientists study wild pig immunity in quest for African Swine Fever vaccine

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute are collaborating with the Roslin Institute to define host factors of susceptibility and resistance to African Swine Fever in domestic and wild pigs. African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a lethal pig pathogen which threatens the global supply of domestic pig…

10 December 2025

Pirbright helps form the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group - Alliance dedicated to ‘making research matter’

The Pirbright Institute and other leading UK research agencies and institutes have today launched the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group. The new alliance of 35 organisations is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities.

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05 December 2025

European partnership studies reproductive form of PRRS

Scientists from the UK, Austria and Spain are to study the immune response of pigs to inform future control strategies for the reproductive form of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). The globally distributed endemic disease causes reproductive failure in breeding stock and…

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26 November 2025

Understanding Marek’s Disease virus: sampling feathers to protect Indonesian poultry farming

Pirbright researcher Dr Steve Fiddaman , Avian Genetics , is collaborating with the University of Oxford ’s Professor Adrian Smith on a British Council project in Indonesia. Its objectives: to better understand chicken genetic and immune diversity across Indonesian islands, and to identify novel…

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07 November 2025

A ‘pig model’ for preventing human respiratory infection

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have developed a robust large-animal model to show how the mucosal delivery of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and other immunoprophylactic agents can help prevent transmission of respiratory pathogens. Supported by funding from the Gates Foundation, the findings…

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23 October 2025

Pirbright researchers help uncover origins of London Underground mosquito

Institute fieldwork informs evolutionary biology study into Culex pipiens Research by scientists at The Pirbright Institute has supported an international study disproving the theory that London Underground mosquitoes – Culex pipiens form molestus - evolved in urban subways and cellars in northern…

20 October 2025

Pirbright contributes £50m a year to UK economy

A new report highlights how The Pirbright Institute contributes £50m a year to the UK economy. Commissioned by Pirbright and carried out by public policy analysts SQW, the evaluation shows this equates to a Gross Value Added (GVA) economic impact of £471m over the past decade. The Institute is a…

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02 October 2025

Pirbright signs up to Technician Commitment

The Pirbright Institute has formally pledged to address key challenges facing technical staff working in research and teaching. By signing the internationally-recognised Technician Commitment, the Institute joins organisations working to ensure visibility, recognition, career development and…

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23 September 2025

Solid dose vaccine protects pigs against virus

First demonstration of needle-free ‘solid dose’ vaccine Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have shown a needle-free solid dose vaccine can protect pigs against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) – marking the first time the technology has been proven to work in any…

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19 September 2025

International collaboration uses Pirbright’s pig influenza model

A collaboration between The Pirbright Institute and US-based AuraVax Therapeutics, Inc. will evaluate the efficacy of a new host-directed therapeutic platform. The Houston-based biotech company will employ Pirbright’s pig influenza model to assess NanoSTING-001, designed to locally activate the…

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Pirbright adviser receives Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award

A leading researcher dedicated to supporting the careers of future scientists has received the Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award from the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium (IVIS2025). Professor Gary Entrican, who sits on The Pirbright Institute’s Science Advisory Board…