Sclavo Vaccines Association (SVA) (http://www.sclavo.org) is a non-profit association whose main objective is scientific research targeted towards the discovery and study of advanced immunisation technologies with the aim of contributing to the innovative development of safe, effective prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. SVA has 11 member institutions from seven European countries includeing: Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden (NL), Fondazione Humanitas per la Ricerca (IT), Institute for Research in Biomedicine (CH), Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health (IT), St. George’s, University of London (UK), Statens Serum Institut (DK), University of Geneva (CH), University of Gothenburg (SE), University of Siena (IT), Surrey University (UK).