Targeted research towards the establishment of a platform for the development of viral vector vaccines for poultry

 

Call title: Targeted scientific research

Call code: NPOO.C3.2.R3-I1.04

Competent authority: Ministry of Science, Education and Youth and Croatian Science Foundation

Project title: Targeted research towards the establishment of a platform for the development of viral vector vaccines for poultry - NPOO.C3.2.R3-I1.04.0182

Applicant name: University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine

Partner name: Genera Inc. for development and production of pharmaceuticals

Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. dr. Ilija Brizić, Head of the Center for Proteomics

Research Team, University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine:

  • Assoc. Prof. dr. Ilija Brizić
  • Prof. dr. Stipan Jonjić
  • Prof. dr. Tihana Lenac Roviš
  • Assoc. prof. dr. Berislav Lisnić
  • Assoc. prof. dr. Vanda Juranić Lisnić
  • Asst. Prof. Maja Cokarić Brdovčak
  • Dr. Marina Pribanić Matešić
  • Lucija Šakota, PhD student
  • Leonarda Mikša, Karmela Miklić and Suzana Malić, laboratory engineers

Project implementation period: January 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026

Total project value: 1.507.213,22 €

Total eligible costs: 1.499.499,02 €

Total grant funds: 1.279.671,61 €

Brief description: Infectious diseases cause severe economic losses in the global poultry industry. Thus, there is an urgent need for new vaccines. The aim of the project is to establish a sustainable platform for the development of novel viral vaccine vectors against the major viral pathogens of poultry through joint expertise in veterinary drug and vaccine production (Genera, Inc.) and viral vaccine vector development (Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka). The primary target groups of the project are the research community in academia and industry, and indirectly, poultry farmers and animal health institutions. The consortium will develop and test novel vaccine vectors and research tools, providing a foundation for their translation into practice.