Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the Ageing PopuLation

Project description

Vaccination effectiveness in the elderly

Vaccination is one of the key strategies to protect individuals against infectious diseases. However, the natural advancement of age is associated with immune system deterioration, impeding the effectiveness of vaccines. The EU-funded VITAL project will investigate the factors responsible for immunological unresponsiveness and develop novel strategies to address the problem. Using a multidisciplinary approach, researchers will associate the immune profiles of elderly individuals with vaccine responses, offering unprecedented evidence-based knowledge on the effectiveness of existing vaccines. Importantly, the project will deliver a framework designed especially for the immunisation of the elderly with the goal of promoting healthy ageing.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › immunology
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public health › epidemiology
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › infectious diseases
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › pharmaceutical drugs › vaccines

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.1. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being
• H2020-EU.3.1.7. - Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2)

Topic(s)

• IMI2-2017-12-05 - Analysing the infectious disease burden and the use of vaccines to improve healthy years in aging populations

Call for proposal

H2020-JTI-IMI2-2017-12-two-stage
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Funding Scheme

IMI2-RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT

Address

Heidelberglaan 100
3584 CX Utrecht
Netherlands

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 781 750

Participants (23)

RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 1 977 721,25

Address

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9
3721 MA Bilthoven

Activity type

Research Organisations

P95 CVBA

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 186 375

Address

Koning Leopold Iii - Laan 1
3001 Leuven

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS GRONINGEN

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 363 750

Address

Hanzeplein 1
9713 GZ Groningen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

FOLKEHELSEINSTITUTTET

Norway

EU contribution

€ 348 472,50

Address

Lovisenberggata 8
0456 Oslo

Activity type

Research Organisations

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE

France

EU contribution

€ 230 000

Address

Rue De Tolbiac 101
75654 Paris

Activity type

Research Organisations

STATENS SERUM INSTITUT

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 206 936

Address

Artillerivej 5
2300 Kobenhavn S

Activity type

Research Organisations

UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK

Austria

EU contribution

€ 263 750

Address

Innrain 52
6020 Innsbruck

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 12 500

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 12 500

Address

South Kensington Campus Exhibition Road
SW7 2AZ London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

EU contribution

€ 12 500

Address

Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris

Activity type

Other

ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 90 602,50

Address

Viale Regina Elena 299
00161 Roma

Activity type

Research Organisations

FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 291 423,75

Address

Calle Micer Masco 31
46010 Valencia

Activity type

Research Organisations

SYREON KUTATO INTEZET KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

Hungary

EU contribution

€ 230 976,25

Address

Mexikoi Ut 65/A
1142 Budapest

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FERRARA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 230 625

Address

Via Ariosto 35
44121 Ferrara

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT-ETIENNE

France

EU contribution

€ 200 000

Address

Rue Trefilerie 10
42023 Saint Etienne

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

MIHAJLOVIC JOVAN

Serbia

EU contribution

€ 60 000

Address

Omladinskih Radnih Akcija 54
21000 Novi Sad

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Rue De L Institut 89
1330 Rixensart

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

PFIZER LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Ramsgate Road
CT13 9NJ Sandwich

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SANOFI PASTEUR SA

France

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

14 Espace Henry Vallee
69007 Lyon

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP

United States

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

One Merck Drive
08889 Whitehouse Station Nj

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

JANSSEN VACCINES & PREVENTION BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Archimedesweg 4
2333 CN Leiden

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

BIOMERIEUX SA

France

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Chemin De L'orme
69280 Marcy L'etoile

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FEDERATION EUROPEENNE D'ASSOCIATIONS ET D'INDUSTRIES PHARMACEUTIQUES

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Rue Du Trone 108/1
1050 Bruxelles

Activity type

Other