The goal of the Vaccine Platform is to build a hub of research excellence at ILRI dedicated to developing vaccine-based solutions to reduce disease burdens that limit livestock productivity in smallholder and pastoral farming systems among others. The initiative will work to develop new vaccines and diagnostic reagents using modern biotechnology and/or make innovative improvements to existing ones, which are often sub-optimal in nature.
From 29 to 31 January 2013, the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organize a workshop on brucellosis in Africa. The workshop is sponsored by the US State Department Biosecurity Engagement Program.