News Archive

• VIDO-InterVac receives funding from the Saskatoon Poppy Fund to support students researching Tuberculosis
  Dec 5, 2016
• Former VIDO-InterVac Director wins World Agriculture Prize
  Nov 14, 2016

  Dr Lorne Babiuk, was awarded the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize, recognizing his lifetime contributions as a renowned virologist, acclaimed for his leadership in vaccine development and research in veterinary infectious disease control.

• VIDO-InterVac Research Fellow Jo-Anne Dillon named to Royal Society of Canada
  Sep 12, 2016
• VIDO-InterVac Develops Vaccine for Devastating Pig Virus
  Aug 22, 2016

  In less than a year, VIDO-InterVac scientists have developed and tested a prototype vaccine that could protect the N.A. swine industry from a virus that has killed more than eight million pigs and cost more than $400 million in lost income since 2013.

• VIDO-InterVac Director cautions winter vacationers on CBC radio
  Aug 8, 2016
• AnGes Collaborates with University of Saskatchewan’s VIDO-InterVac to Develop Ebola Polyclonal Antibody Therapy Using DNA Vaccine Technology
  Apr 26, 2016
• VIDO-InterVac tackles infectious diseases in world-class facilities
  Apr 1, 2016

  In 2013, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer referred to infectious diseases as "the never ending threat." (BIOTECanada insights Magazine)

• Zika virus travel warning
  Feb 9, 2016

  Dr. Andrew Potter was interviewed by Global News regarding Zika virus and recent travel criteria and blood donation eligibility.

• Recent H1N1 virus outbreak
  Feb 9, 2016

  Dr. Andrew Potter was interviewed by Global News after reports surfaced of an H1N1 outbreak at a potash camp near Bethune, Sask

• UofS Expert Weighs on Zika Virus Outbreaks
  Jan 29, 2016

  Dr. Andrew Potter was interviewed by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix regarding the Zika virus outbreak