Infrastructure For A Global Research Network

Our infrastructure was built to:

  • Bring together committed stakeholders
  • Protect scientific independence 
  • Facilitate knowledge transfer across different sectors, locations and professions
  • Keep researchers focused on what they do best
  • Support time-strapped vaccine safety experts 

Organizational Structure

Foundation Board

The Foundation Board provides the strategic platform that makes the collaboration possible and sustains it over time. Meet the Foundation Board. 

Science Board

The Science Board 
sets research priorities, oversees the scientific progress, advises the Foundation Board, Management Team and participants, and ensures scientific rigor. 
Meet the Science Board

Management Team

Meet the Management Team

Projects and Working Groups

Our scientific work is carried out largely in dedicated projects and working groups consisting of our members.

Working groups creating case definitions
Working groups creating guidelines
Working groups creating protocols
Working groups conducting studies
Working groups linking databases
Working Groups building capacity
Working Groups involved in communication