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Editor, Senior Moderator
Workshop
Under sponsorship by NSF and other Federal agencies, the World Technology Evaluation Center, Inc. (WTEC), the nation's leading organization for conducting international technology assessments, has commissioned a panel of U.S. experts to complete a study started in 2007 on the worldwide advances in Vaccine Development and Production. Previously the United States and Europe were analyzed; now Asia is the focus in this phase.
Results will be presented in a FREE workshop to be held on May 5, 2010, 8:30am - 4:00pm, at the National Science Foundation (NSF), 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Stafford II, Room 555, Arlington, VA, 22230. Although the workshop is free, registration is required.
Register to the workshop
Introduction
The swine flu pandemic of spring 2009 has reminded everyone of the threat of such worldwide disease. Although this pandemic seems to be receding at this writing, it may return in the winter with a vengeance as the Spanish Flu did in 1918. This threat and the continuing danger of greater human transmission of avian influenza has brought to the fore the pressing need for advances in rapidly responsive vaccine development, production, and distribution. According to a National Academy of Sciences Report, identification of a viral strain may take as long as six to eight months with additional months required to produce and distribute effective vaccines. Standard methods for production of vaccines were developed more than 50 years ago. Many modern methods, materials, and processes can enable improvement of the present situation. The solution to providing a rapid response with the production and deployment of therapeutic immunization requires cross-cutting research in manufacturing, biomedical engineering, systems modeling and other disciplines, as well as quality standards, clinical testing, and education of responders and the general public.
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/184198.php
Under sponsorship by NSF and other Federal agencies, the World Technology Evaluation Center, Inc. (WTEC), the nation's leading organization for conducting international technology assessments, has commissioned a panel of U.S. experts to complete a study started in 2007 on the worldwide advances in Vaccine Development and Production. Previously the United States and Europe were analyzed; now Asia is the focus in this phase.
Results will be presented in a FREE workshop to be held on May 5, 2010, 8:30am - 4:00pm, at the National Science Foundation (NSF), 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Stafford II, Room 555, Arlington, VA, 22230. Although the workshop is free, registration is required.
Register to the workshop
Introduction
The swine flu pandemic of spring 2009 has reminded everyone of the threat of such worldwide disease. Although this pandemic seems to be receding at this writing, it may return in the winter with a vengeance as the Spanish Flu did in 1918. This threat and the continuing danger of greater human transmission of avian influenza has brought to the fore the pressing need for advances in rapidly responsive vaccine development, production, and distribution. According to a National Academy of Sciences Report, identification of a viral strain may take as long as six to eight months with additional months required to produce and distribute effective vaccines. Standard methods for production of vaccines were developed more than 50 years ago. Many modern methods, materials, and processes can enable improvement of the present situation. The solution to providing a rapid response with the production and deployment of therapeutic immunization requires cross-cutting research in manufacturing, biomedical engineering, systems modeling and other disciplines, as well as quality standards, clinical testing, and education of responders and the general public.
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/184198.php