Policy brief on vaccine technology transfers to LMICs
This policy brief was submitted and accepted as part of a call for science-policy briefs from the UN Interagency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (IATT). The policy brief informed discussions at the 9th MultiStakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) in May and provided evidence-based perspectives to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in July and the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024. The policy brief as published on the UN STI Forum website can be found here. A longer version of the policy brief, which includes more details about the interview findings that informed the brief, can be found here.
Written submission to the call for evidence on Engineering Biology
We prepared a submission in response to the call for evidence on Engineering Biology, part of a House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry that is scrutinising the UK government’s plans for engineering biology. This submission has been accepted and published on the committee’s website. Our response shared a unique perspective on engineering biology by bringing together research expertise in vaccine design and manufacturing technologies, and bio-integrated design.
Blog article on the economic potential of UK manufacturing
Inspired by attending ‘The Future of UK Manufacturing’ event, we wrote an article which shares key reflections on the fundamental role of manufacturing in building a thriving and resilient UK economy, inspired by attending ‘The Future of UK Manufacturing’ event. The event was organised by the EPSRC together with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge and brought together the manufacturing and research communities as well as policymakers to review the current UK manufacturing landscape and to look ahead to future research and innovation priorities and opportunities.
VaxHub Futures Forum on Pandemic Preparedness
We hosted the VaxHub Futures Forum on Pandemic Preparedness during UCL’s Festival of Engineering. The event brought together over 50 participants from academia, government, industry, funding and advisory bodies. It showcased both the VaxHub Global and VaxHub Sustainable vaccine manufacturing research and explored potential future scenarios for pandemic preparedness through the Futures Forum methodology. We also published a report which brings together insights that emerged from the discussions held during the event. Building on the insights from this report, we will continue to collaborate with policy and industry partners to explore and propose effective policy solutions for future pandemic preparedness.
