community download

Presentation: Christian Desaintes

information we require

please check before submitting



Unfortunately the document is not available at this current time, however if you leave your details we'll get it to you as soon as we can.

Please fill in all the information requested. It is very important you enter this information correctly so we can contact you with the document.

Privacy statement »

Manage your email preferences »

Remember my details Information

Information
Remember my details
We place a 'cookie' on your computer so next time you visit us you don't need to fill in all these details

Christian Desaintes, Scientific Officer, DG Research, Health Infectious Diseases at the European Commission joined us at the World Influenza Congress in December 2011 to share his view on how the European Commission is contributing to reduce the negative impact of infectious diseases and epidemics with a special focus on influenza.

In his talk he outlines the key area where the EU Commission will lend support to boost vaccine research and development and he gives us an overview and research updates in line with the 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013).

Christian outlines the challenges and opportunities in vaccine development in Europe as:

Challenges:
• The easy diseases have been addressed
• High safety needs (given to healthy people)
• Adverse reactions – reduced acceptance
• High regulatory and control burden
• Mass intervention – should be reasonably cheap
• Anti-vaccine activists – need to better communicate
Opportunities:
• Availability of pathogen & host genomes
• Advances in basic immunology & systems biology
• Novel preclinical models, production methods, concepts, adjuvants, platforms, vectors
• European vaccine industry is strong
• EC helps in development & promotion of new safe vaccines
 

Download the full presentation and discover more about the negative impact of infectious diseases and epidemics with a special focus on influenza.