The Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group (PIDRG) is part of the Infection and Immunity Research Institute at St George’s, University of London. The Research Institute is involved in infection related research and teaching programmes, with strong links to St George’s Healthcare. The Institute has a strategy to build strength in depth in areas of international-level excellence: specifically, antimicrobial resistance, novel diagnostics and therapeutics, vaccinology, and global health. The Institute aims to maintain and grow the capacity to implement research across basic science and product development through to clinical trials.