posted on 2021-08-17, 11:43authored byStefan HE Kaufmann, Hazel M Dockrell, Nick Drager, Mei Mei Ho, Helen McShane, Olivier Neyrolles, Tom HM Ottenhoff, Brij Patel, Danielle Roordink, François Spertini, Steffen Stenger, Jelle Thole, Frank AW Verreck, Ann Williams, TBVAC2020 Consortium, Katalin Wilkinson, Robert Wilkinson
TBVAC2020 is a research project supported by the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission (EC). It aims at the discovery and development of novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccines from preclinical research projects to early clinical assessment. The project builds on previous collaborations from 1998 onwards funded through the EC framework programs FP5, FP6, and FP7. It has succeeded in attracting new partners from outstanding laboratories from all over the world, now totaling 40 institutions. Next to the development of novel vaccines, TB biomarker development is also considered an important asset to facilitate rational vaccine selection and development. In addition, TBVAC2020 offers portfolio management that provides selection criteria for entry, gating, and priority settings of novel vaccines at an early developmental stage. The TBVAC2020 consortium coordinated by TBVI facilitates collaboration and early data sharing between partners with the common aim of working toward the development of an effective TB vaccine. Close links with funders and other consortia with shared interests further contribute to this goal.