Open Orphan plc changed its name to hVIVO plc on 26 October 2022, learn more here.
The human viral challenge model is well established, safe and ideal to study influenza. It allows researchers to illuminate each step of the infection: baseline, peak and return to healthy. It is possible to stipulate each experimental parameter such as virus strain, environment, sampling methods, schedule of intervention and subjects’ demography (young, older, HLA type, pre-challenge immune response).