VaxHub Network

VaxHub is a joint network, co-led by UCL and The University of Oxford, formed at the intersection of two initiatives:
VaxHub Sustainable and VaxHub Global

Launched in September 2023, these programmes bring together world-leading experts in vaccinology, synthetic biology, biochemistry, materials science, and systems engineering. The complementary research programmes are non-disease-specific, focusing on the development and optimisation of various vaccine platform technologies.

VaxHub works with a range of platform technologies:

  • Viral vector vaccines
  • Virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines
  • Subunit vaccines
  • RNA vaccines
  • Glycoconjugate vaccines
The shared VaxHub vision is to improve global health
through more sustainable and equitable vaccine innovation.

VaxHub Sustainable

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Funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), this initiative is dedicated to fundamental research aimed at pandemic preparedness through sustainable vaccine manufacturing. Vax-Hub Sustainable focuses on developing advanced vaccine platforms, rapid manufacturing solutions, and needle-free, thermostable formulations.

The goal is to accelerate production processes and improve the storage and distribution efficiency of vaccines, all while emphasising sustainable practices to ensure long-term environmental stewardship in vaccine development.

MArtina-Micheletti

Prof. Martina Micheletti

Co-Director

UCL

Sarah-Gilbert

Prof. Dame Sarah Gilbert

Co-Director

Oxford University

Hub focus

Improving vaccine platforms

Enabling rapid and responsive process development and manufacture solutions

Optimising formulation for more efficient vaccine development

Conducting sustainability impact analysis and exploring circular economy practices

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VaxHub Global

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Funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Vax-Hub Global’s vision is to deliver flexible, easily transferable multi-product platforms and simplified engineering solutions that enable the development of low cost, effective and globally deployable vaccines to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The hub underpins projects related to different technologies of relevance to a diverse selection of endemic and epidemic pathogens largely affecting (or with the potential to largely affect) LMICs. 

MArtina-Micheletti

Prof. Martina Micheletti

Co-Director

UCL

Cath-Green

Dr. Cath Green

Co-Director

Oxford University

Hub focus

Reducing high manufacturing expenses

Tackling critical issues in clinical implementation

Facilitating comprehension of complex regulatory frameworks

Enabling upskilling and formulating strategies for retaining talents

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