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News
STAR IDAZ IRC Advances Global Brucellosis Vaccine Research
3 November 2025 – San José, Costa Rica. The STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) convened a productive Workshop on Brucellosis Vaccine Research Priorities ahead of the Brucellosis International Conference, bringing together leading scientists, policymakers, and international partners. The workshop focused on identifying and prioritizing…
The State-of-the-Art Report is now available!
The STAR IDAZ IRC is proud to release the 2025 State-of-the-Art Report. The annual report provides an updated overview of research progress across the Consortium’s priority diseases and cross-cutting themes, highlighting recent advances, ongoing projects, identified research gaps, and opportunities for collaboration. Please find the…
Events
STAR IDAZ Innovation Academy: Facilitating discovery into innovation in animal health
December 17th - 17th, 2025
MS Teams
STAR IDAZ Innovation Academy: Use of DISCONTOOLS to define target areas with high need for innovation
December 3rd - 3rd, 2025
MS Teams
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), 18–24 November 2025
November 20th - 24th, 2025
Webinar
2025 International Society for Vaccines Annual Conference
October 28th - 30th, 2025
Stellenbosch, South Africa
GFRA 2025 – Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance
October 21st - 23rd, 2025
Istanbul, Türkiye
WOAH webinar on Aquaculture and AMR
https://rr-americas.woah.org/en/events/fighting-antimicrobial-resistance-in-aquaculture/
22nd International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
September 1st - 4th, 2025
Heraklion Cultural Conference Centre, Greece
13th International Congress for Veterinary Virology (ESVV 2025): Including an EPIZONE Session
September 2nd - 5th, 2025
Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia











