WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) in the area of standardization of vaccines and biotherapeutics (excluding blood products) have provided technical assistance and have broadened the scope of their work over time. In the area of standardization and regulatory evaluation of vaccines, WHO currently has eight CCs. Since the first meeting of CC Networks on vaccines in 2012 was held at the WHO/HQ, the meetings are held biennially and are organized in rotation by each CC. The purpose of the CC Networks meeting were to improve understanding of WHO’s priorities in setting standards, to facilitate their implementation, and to increase transparency of the roles and responsibilities of CCs. The meeting was also an excellent opportunity to explore possibilities for improving collaboration between WHO and CCs, as well as among CCs themselves by working as a CC network. All CCs expressed a wish for increased interaction, information-sharing, collaboration and other ways of working together that may lead to crossfertilization between the CCs.

WHO Collaborating Centers on Standardization and Regulatory Evaluation of Vaccines and Biotherapeutic Products:1st Meeting

WHO/HQ, Salle B, 24-26 April 2012

2nd Meeting of WHO Collaborating centers on Standardization and regulatory evaluation of vaccines

PEI, Langen, Germany , 17 – 19 March 2014

3rd meeting of WHO Network of CCs on Vaccine Standardization

MFDS, Osong, Republic of Korea, 30 June - 01 July 2016

th meeting of WHO Network of CCs on Vaccine Standardization

National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC), Beijing, China

13 - 14 September 2018