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Jenner Institute

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The Jenner Institute
Parent institutionUniversity of Oxford
EstablishedNovember 2005;18 years ago(2005-11)
DirectorAdrian Hill
Staff100
Key peopleSarah Gilbert[1]
Helen McShane
Formerly calledEdward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research
AddressOld Road Campus Research Building (ORCRB), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
Location
Old Road Campus Research Building
,
Oxford
,
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°45′07″N1°12′59″W/ 51.7519293°N 1.2163045°W/51.7519293; -1.2163045
Websitewww.jenner.ac.ukEdit this at Wikidata

TheJenner Instituteis aresearch instituteon theOld Road CampusinHeadington,eastOxford,England.It was formed in November 2005 through a partnership between theUniversity of Oxfordand the UKInstitute for Animal Health.[2]It is associated with theNuffield Department of Medicine,in the Medical Sciences Division of Oxford University. The institute receives charitable support from the Jenner Vaccine Foundation.[3][4]

The institute is led by Prof.Adrian Hill.[5]The institute develops vaccines and carries out clinical trials for diseases including malaria, tuberculosis (vaccineMVA85A),ebola,andMERS-Coronavirus.[6][7]

In 2020, the institute successfully developed theOxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine,in a project backed by private companies includingOxford Sciences Innovation,Google Ventures,andSequoia Capital,among others.[8]When developed, theUK governmentbacked trials, purchased 100million doses, and encouraged Oxford to work with AstraZeneca, a company based in Europe, instead ofMerck & Co.,a US-based company; while the US gaveUS$1.2bnof government funding in return for 300 million doses.[9][10]It collaborated with Italy's Advent Srl (part of the IRBM Group) on the development[11]and Germany'sMerck Groupon the manufacture of theCOVID-19 vaccine.[3]Vaccinologist DameSarah Gilbertwas one of the leading scientists involved in the development.[1][12]

The institute is named after the English physician andimmunizationpioneerEdward Jenner(1749–1823), who was a major contributor to the development of thesmallpox vaccine.[citation needed]

History[edit]

The Jenner Institute Laboratories from the atrium of theOld Road Campus Research Building
Statue ofEdward Jennerat the entrance of The Jenner Institute
Main article:Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research

Previously, theEdward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Researchwas an independentresearch institutenamed afterEdward Jenner,the inventor ofvaccination.It was co-located with the Compton Laboratory of theInstitute for Animal Healthon a campus in the village ofComptoninBerkshire.After occupying temporary laboratory space at the Institute for Animal Health from 1996, the institute moved to a newly completed laboratory building in 1998. Funding of the institute continued until October 2005, when it was relaunched replacing the four founding funding partners (GlaxoSmithKline,theMedical Research Council,theBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Counciland theDepartment of Health) with the University of Oxford and the Institute for Animal Health.[13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^abLane, Richard (2020)."Sarah Gilbert: carving a path towards a COVID-19 vaccine".The Lancet.395(10232): 1247.doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30796-0.PMC7162644.PMID32305089.
  2. ^"The Jenner Institute".Health Check.UK:Nuffield Department of Medicine,University of Oxford.Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2020.Retrieved17 April2020.
  3. ^ab"Merck Supports Jenner Institute to Reach First Milestone in Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing"(Press release).Merck Group.Retrieved17 April2020.
  4. ^Jenner InstituteonX
  5. ^"Preparing for Future Epidemics".Health Check.UK:BBC.10 June 2015.Retrieved17 April2020.
  6. ^"Ebola vaccine trial begins".BBC News.17 September 2014.
  7. ^"Helen McShane".ndm.ox.ac.uk.
  8. ^"The Backstory: Vaccitech and its role in co-inventing the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine".Oxford Sciences Innovation. 23 November 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 1 May 2021.Retrieved25 March2021.
  9. ^"The Oxford vaccine: the trials and tribulations of a world-saving jab".The Guardian.26 June 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 27 June 2021.Retrieved27 June2021.
  10. ^Keown C."U.S. gives AstraZeneca $1.2 billion to fund Oxford University coronavirus vaccine — America would get 300 million doses beginning in October".MarketWatch.Archivedfrom the original on 26 January 2021.Retrieved30 March2021.
  11. ^"The Jenner Institute signs an agreement with Advent to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine".IRBM. Archived fromthe originalon 19 January 2021.Retrieved18 April2020.
  12. ^"Prof Sarah Gilbert: Coronavirus vaccine trials to start within days".The Andrew Marr Show.UK:BBC One.19 April 2020.Retrieved19 April2020.
  13. ^"MRC Annual Report and Accounts 2005/06"(PDF).p. 11.
  14. ^"Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2006".
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