Hey guys, this is Jeroen, better known as Dutch Bot Fan, and I'm once again rejoined by my wonderful girlfriend, Lirit. Hi. Today we are watching 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Once again, Lirit's first time watching this, and this is a big one because a lot of people have been waiting for you to watch this one. Some fans see it as the Black Sheep in the franchise, but most fans see this as the unique and one of the best ones in their opinion. So to reach their own, I guess, but we did a lot of preparation to this, didn't we? Because we actually watched the George Lazenby documentary yesterday becoming James Bond in which you got to see who George Lazenby is and how he got the role. What do you think of his story of how he became James Bond one time? Well, they asked him to be James Bond six times after that, and then he turned it down. He wants to be himself again. I guess so, yeah. Quite a totally get, but yeah, James Bond is something special, I don't know, just came into his lab, everything in his life. A lot just happened to happen to him, like how he became a male model. The guy just lived each day at the time pretty much, and he wasn't even an actor, and yet he got the most iconic role in film history. Quite special. What do you expect from Aunt Majesty's Secret Service and George Lazenby? What are your expectations? I don't know. I thought that the queen was in this one. Oh yeah, yeah, because of the Majesty's. It's the service of Her Majesty's Secret Service. On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I think he's in the Secret Service of Her Majesty, and they do like an assignment. The title doesn't give anything away, does it, because he's on Her Majesty's Secret Service in every movie, pretty much. Yeah, and George Lazenby, what do you expect from him in this movie? Another actor. Right, you've known that beforehand. Yeah, too bad. You think you're gonna notice that he isn't, or you think you'll pull off the job? I think so. I think so that you're going to notice that he's not a actor. Right. My advice is try not to be bothered by too much that he isn't, and just try to enjoy the story, because most of the supporting actors that are around him are very good actors. And that leaves the movie up, I think. If you are interested in the full-length reaction of Lyrit watching on Her Majesty's Secret Service, you can find it on my Patreon page for the premium supporters there, so you can watch the whole thing synchronized with us. But in this movie he's going to marry, right? Because you and some of the supporters already said that. Yes, this is the one in which it happens. I won't spoil too much, anything more than that, so we're going to be watching a totally different Bond movie, you know that, because he never gets married. No, Lyrit says I love him. And one more thing. In the part of the piece. The code thing, you know, you only live twice. And in No Time to Die. Yes. But we also did more preparation work without you knowing, because we recently saw No Time to Die, and you'll notice No Time to Die had a lot of references to this movie. Mainly in the music, but also in some other departments that I can't spoil, but you may notice, oh that's why they said that in No Time to Die. Oh that's what it was referring to. So it was all going back to this movie. Okay. So without further ado we're going to be jumping into Honor Majesty's Secret Service. Yeah. Just the normal ganderal music. No, it's different.  You remember from the documentary? Yes. He just did it his way. Oh, we're just jumping. Yeah. The PM wants to be informed personally when we find the Blue Sim. He's lost? For now, there he is. Driving an SM Martin. Back in the days and in the cinema, I think people are very excited to know who James Bond was. Yeah. He is teased. Right. They tease it. He's the new one. What's going on? The music. She left her door open. What is she doing? Suicide? How did I know that? Because she doesn't get her clothes off. Yeah. She is like, she's wearing a glitter dress. This is also just like in the other movies that is like not dark. It's during the day, but they just... I don't know. I don't think this is supposed to be at night. It's supposed to be like this, I think. But it is, you're right. It is filmed like made darker than it is, than it actually is. She's made it? I don't get how she passed out. Yeah. I never got that either. Good morning. My name's Bond. James Bond. Don't move, Mr Bond. This is too quickly for me. You jumped in the story and now... I don't know who that is. You're not supposed to know. NC. Yeah. Is this him or is this a stuntman? Oh, I think it's... A lot of it is really lazing me, because he can really fight. What is she doing? This never happened to the other fella. I think he means Connery, but he's supposed to be the same guy. But some people say you could mention he means Prince Charming from Cinderella. And I'm holding the shoe. But Prince Charming had only one shoe. Yeah. But I don't like the line. They use this in No Time to Die as well, the hourglass and stuff. Okay. In the openings. Oh yeah. Do you notice anything about this song? There's no singer. Oh yeah. There's no singer indeed. And those are all the... Previous ones. Only the other characters, but not Sean Connery. No. That's not the same car as Sean Connery.  What do you think of lazing me? Do you think he has the look? Yes, same haircut. He built her out? Yeah. People want to stay alive, let's say. Please stay alive. At least for tonight. There's something happening. She's dead? Tracy? Woo! Please. I knew it. What's happening?  So are you Mr. Bond? She's a bad girl. Do you always arm yourself for a round table? Now who was he? I don't know what you're talking about. He just said that.  Get dressed. I'm not interested in your opinion, not in Mr. Bond. I'm here for business transaction. Really? Get dressed, he said. Not lay down. That's strange, the phone didn't ring. She took his gun. She paid him back. Well, where's his gun? Mr. Bond? You've lost something, really? We'll give it to you outside. Hmm. Who are these guys? We don't know yet. Then if you wish, I'll give you another chance. I'm Draco. It's my birthday in the movie. Yes. September 13th. She needs a psychiatrist, not me. What she needs is a man to dominate her. To make love to her enough to make her love him. And her connections aren't open to me. Where is Ernst Ebro Blofeld? That's what he's interested in. Spectre. That world is yours. That world is yours. Spectre. That work. You just saw that? He walks different than Connor here. You've had two years to run him down. Does this mean you've lost confidence? Oh, against another appointment? That's all. I hear the music. I don't need them, man. The Queen. See, the Queen is in the movie, fair enough. The quest grounded. How will you last his job? Or what? He, he granted the request. Two weeks to me. Well, you didn't really want to resign, did you? Honey, Penny, what can I do without you? The moment I get back. Where are you off to? Well, just someplace to lay the bar. Beach coming. This is the first time I saw them kissing. Madame always makes one feel so welcome. She likes you, I can see it. You must give me the name of your Oculus. Where has he gone? Especially between friends. Remember this song? The End of No Time to Die? No. Then use this song. So the makers of James Bond thought this movie was also the best one then. Well, this is the most emotional one. So they felt like referencing this. Because he felt in love again in No Time to Die. Just like here. He's similar to Madeleine in a way, I guess. But you never see Bond like this, kind of, right? Fall in love. No. Genuinely. His father-in-law is always a criminal. The same with respect to his wife. Yeah, that's true. This is another real assignment. Now he's still in his two weeks lead, I guess. Yeah, so this whole movie is not a real assignment. Yeah. I would be back in an hour. What happened to you with you? That was him. That was Gumball. I think so, yeah. Everybody sees that in daylight. No. This is a much bigger one than the one in the previous movie. He had one that was pocket-sized. Yes. That may come too, someday. I don't like that. It takes longer than the other movie. Yeah. For real, you're gonna copy that. Just take it with you. They don't know if anything's been stolen, if you copy it. Second. There he is. I'm enjoying this movie a lot more than I used to already, actually. It's been a while since I saw it. I don't know, I always find it boring. But now I'm enjoying it more. I've watched it a dozen times, but still. Everyone's them. I will throw myself in that also. To escape. Yeah. What do you think lives here? Water deck. Then counters. He's back in England. Butterflies. Thomas Bond. Baron of the Peckham. Died 75 days. His family motto. On a chevron sable. Three besants. Good motto, eh? The world is not enough. Remember? Yes. His family motto. Do you recognize this song? Yeah. It's the song we sung, right? The location is in this movie. This is beautiful though, isn't it? You're about to see the location that all Bond fans always see as the top location of all Bond locations to visit, because it's still there. A specialist in this field. Look. It's called Peace Gloria. Peace Gloria. It's still there. It's now a Bond location kind of. You can visit it in real life. I definitely want to go there one day. What are you going to see there? There is a lot of Bond stuff there. I know some friends of mine who visited the place multiple times. Why is he wearing a... How do you call that? A kilt. A kilt. I think this would suit Sean Connery more, because he is Scottish, you know? If he played in this movie. He's still talking. Now he's eye to eye with Blofeld. Yeah. Do you notice anything different about Blofeld compared to the previous movie? In the scar. It's not there. No, I guess not. What is he doing? Getting more information. He's in love with the other girl. That's what I always notice too. Like he's supposed to be kind of in love now. You know, field operatives most often do everything of their disposal to get to their objective. But now he does find out stuff like this. Maybe you should go here for your mushroom allergy. No. I have taught you to love mushrooms. So he's kind of just sleeping with all of them? Just discussing. You can't just claim a mountain. She's dead. His own fault. Bye. They found out who he is. This is like the real world right now. I find it very relevant now.  Because I remember when I reviewed this back in 2017, I was like a virus. I find that so unrealistic. And now that we're living in a pandemic, I'm like, well, this plot all of a sudden became very interesting. Because I used to find it very boring. It's so weird his voice. But I mean what I say. He didn't do a good job with the sound. What is he doing? I think he's trying to escape. For the holy night celebration. What is she doing with them? To kill them? They're part of Blofeld's plan to spread the virus. They live in all corners of the world, right? Yeah. Where is he going? He's going all the way down? Or he's going up there? He just went there. Yeah. There was a lot of pointless stuff there. Actually. He's going to ski or what? Yeah. So finally some action. Yeah. It's long awaited in this movie. It's what? I got... The Englander has escaped. Has escaped? Oh, okay. Blofeld is going himself. Yeah, that sounds strange. Yeah. This is all fake or what? Wow. You can ski with a gun? Yeah. He lost one of his skis, you see? Yeah. Look at this. They did this for real as well. I want to ski. Yeah. They keep bumping into the trees. Look like him. Blazing feeling. But it is. What? That he can click into the skis of that man. It isn't? No, because the ski is like a set to your food or your shoe. I guess they have the same shoe size. How did they know it was him? Quickly to fit in with the crowd. Yeah, of course. Blue wine, of course. Yeah. Can't miss that there. Or here's the song again. She bent kind and understood them. He did love. Yeah. If he had a hat, then they didn't recognize him. Right. Even though they use a happy song, he's kind of giving up. He's kind of helpless now. She knew where he was? Yeah. This time she rescues him. She's like, what? Oh, they noticed him? Yeah. Or someone saying thank you. And now he's going to get killed. Just as he was going to contact London. Nope, she got away. He's proud of her. Yeah, but they cheated on her. That was part of the mission. No. They're on a track race? Yeah. But they're not technically in a relationship. They're just in life. No, you can't make it right for that. She is a capable driver, though. Too bad. She's still alive. Something German. You can't drive in a snowstorm. How did he know this house? He doesn't. He just found a barn. He does want to quit being an agent. So he can start committing to her. He doesn't go on one knee. How much they're asking for this place. She didn't even say yes. No wonder how much they're asking for this place. So now they're not just born girl and born. They're an engaged couple. Mm-hmm. You get a five, yeah, avalanche. But I'd rather face an avalanche than a tsunami, I think. What would you rate that? I think a tsunami. Really? The tsunami can take all the houses in as well. I know, but in a tsunami you are dead. Dead, dead. In this, you can still be alive. You can be buried alive. Yeah. You have to push a button, and then it will, like, do like this. Like in the world, it's not enough. You remember when they had like the cushion thing to protect him from that avalanche? We saw that movie. Oh, yeah, like that. All the other girls are in their own country now. Yeah. But I'm already a countess. Whereas if you decide Sierra, leading Red Cross helicopter flight, carrying Red Cross medical supplies to Italy. She recognizes her father's voice. We have no record of your flight. You just, you can't just claim air and land. She already know what to do. So, doesn't it seem strange that if they destroy the control center, the girls can't spread the virus, couldn't blow off this build another control center and control them anyway? That's what I always think.  Not that she, she did, could grab the stone and just hit him. I completely forgot about that. Completely forgot that that was in here.  Girls. Right. They're alive and didn't blow it up. Oh, okay, yeah. There's the bobsleigh. Yeah. The back projections are quite fake, but at least the shots are quite cool when you do see them bobsleigh. Bobsleigh. Yeah. Let it go. Too late. Fake is like five seconds, right? There's different time refuses. Bobsleigh. That's, go and get the branding. How did he know that dog? He didn't. This time it's not like the Asian marriage. It's really bond getting married. I know that we haven't always exactly seen. Well, anyway, don't forget, if there's anything you ever need. Thank you, Cuba. This time I've got the gadgets. I know how to use them. What? Three girls, three boys. Bad for a start. Now we have all the time in the world. Mm-hmm. But Barnes had no time to die, right? Yeah. She's going to die or what? Who? She? Mm-hmm. But they shot like this, not like this. But when they went past, they shot on the front. What did you think of the ending? That's what all the people are curious about. Very sad. Right? She didn't deserve to die? No. That's very sad. People were so curious to hear your reaction to the ending. Different, right? Than all the other Bond movies. Yes, it's very different. The whole movie is different. So, that was on Her Majesty's Secret Service. So sad the ending. Yeah, what a sad ending. What did you think of this movie overall? Yeah, it is. This is a very unique one in the franchise. Like I said, some see it as the black sheep, others see it as the special one. It depends on how you look at it. Were the same writers? Yes, mostly, yeah. So what did you think? Yeah, you see James Bond in a different kind of light. Right. Is that something good you think to see his more emotional side? Kind of strange. Is it? James Bond's franchise put him like he's a single man who thinks he can get all the girls and he's in the service of Her Majesty. And this is kind of weird. I see your point. Yeah, I feel similar. So we get into the more of the details of this movie. Okay. Starting of course with Bond's performance this time, George Lazenby. Yes. What did you think? I had to think. I gave him two stars of three stars. Right. I gave him three stars. Okay. Very decent. Yeah. Why? Well, he did a pretty good job without acting career. Right. But sometimes you could see. He was quite wooden in some scenes. Yeah.  He didn't do that. It was like. Yeah. A bit monotone sometimes. Yeah. Yeah. I feel he was surprisingly strongest in the emotional scenes. I feel. I thought he was pretty good in those moments. Yeah. Maybe. Yeah. Yeah. No, I agree. He's quite wooden. I find him the weakest out of the six bonds. Yeah. But the other ones are real actors. Exactly. And you know, you can't really blame him. And I feel like if he did stay on board, he probably would have grown in the role and would have made it his own more. Because he obviously he played a lot of what Connery was supposed to do, you know. He didn't really have the time to make it his own. But he got the most emotional story. Yeah. On to the play in. So, Lazenby gets three stars. Yes. We're gonna move on to the Bond girls in this movie. Or mainly the Bond girl, I guess. Yeah. What did you think? She was quite a beautiful girl. And she was stubborn. Right. Stubbornness. And she was tough. Right. Right. So four stars. Or mainly Therese Adifincenso. Yeah. Or Tracy. That was the only Bond girl for me. Kind of, yeah. And the other ones were just the angels of death, of blowfell, the patients. Yeah. But they're just minor characters. Right. Now I agree. Tracy is the big one in this. And four stars I think is very fair. Most people rank her along with Vesper at the top. Like those are the two top ones. Because those are the only ones Bond really gets feelings for. Now Madeleine Swan as well. No time to die. Okay, so you were impressed by her. You liked her as a Bond girl? Yeah. I agree. I think she also grows. Because in the beginning she's suicidal. And you know, there's mystery around her. And then in the end she becomes very strong. And she really grows in the role. And obviously she is the one that marries Bond. Even though she doesn't live to see today, unfortunately. Very sad ending. Do you want to talk more about the ending? Because that's what the viewers want to know. That's in the story, right? Okay, yeah, of course. We'll go talk about that in the story. Then we move on to the Bond villain. Yeah. Which was once again blowfell. Blowfell. He returned. Yes. You saw him and you only live twice. I saw him everywhere and also in a new one. So it's very like... There he is again. Yeah, it's very distracting and very confusing for me. Yeah. Because I see him in nowadays. And I saw him in like one of the first movies. Right. And then like nowadays. Yeah. We're going in order as much as possible. But in the lead-up to No Time to Die we also squeeze some of the Craig movies into this. Format already just so that Lyrid was fully prepared for No Time to Die. Which is why he also already saw the modern blowfelt. And you saw, well, in the previous one you only lived twice the one with the scar. With the scar. Now this time Telly Savellex plays a more realistic blowfelt without the scar. What did you think of him? Well, yeah. It was very strange because he didn't have the scar. Right. So maybe he had to put the scar back. No, I can see that. Because for now, yeah. It's just a bad guy. I didn't saw him like Spectre, head of Spectre. Because he throws the cat away. Yeah, you don't see him with the cat too much either. I do feel, because in the end he was fighting Bond on the Bob Slay. He was more convincing. Had it been the tiny midget Donald Pleasance that played with the scar and you only lived twice. I don't think the fighting would have been as convincing. Had it been the more cartoony version. Yeah, but he's the number one. Why the head of Spectre? Why is he fighting my agents? That's true. Should he even fight? That's another good question. Like, have respect for yourself. You're the head of No Time to Die. Yeah, your minions should take care of it. Yes. But still, you gave him four stars. So there must be something that impressed you with him? I don't know. I think it's also because of his minions. They did also a pretty good job of acting with that orange. And of course you had Irma Bunt as well. Oh yes, yeah. The one that kind of looked like Rosa Clap 2.0 to me.  So what did you think of her as she was another villain? She looked like from a tilde, the headmaster. Oh, yeah. Yeah, Miss, I forgot her name, but I know who you mean. Yeah, she's one of those villains. Yeah, one of those evil teachers. Yeah, yeah. And ironically enough, she is the one that kills Bond's wife. Yeah. In the end with the gun. That's true. Not even Blofeld. Blofeld gets the plane. But he drove the car. Yeah. Yeah. With a neck brace. That's also strange. Yeah. Okay, so four stars for the villains in this movie. Okay, we move on to the locations. Yeah. What did you think? I gave the locations five stars. Yes. It's very beautiful. I agree. Even though I don't like snow. It's very beautiful to see. Yeah. And with the wedding, it was also very beautiful with all the flowers and stuff. I don't know where it was in Italy. I think the wedding is supposed to be in Portugal as well. Oh, Portugal. Yeah. Yeah, no. I agree. The cinematography, how everything looks in this movie. It's very stunning with the music and the skiing. And Biscleria, one of the iconic Bond locations in the clinic. Yeah, she told me. Yeah. So, five stars. Very fair. Yeah. We move on to the story of Majesty. Story, yes. So, a lot to delve into here. Yeah. What did you think? I gave it three stars. Three stars. Okay. Very decent. Yeah. What did you think of the story? Well, it started like, boom, you're in the story. Yeah, immediately. Yeah, immediately. I didn't know what the bad guys were. You just fight two bad guys. Neither did we. I mean, that's what you're supposed to find out. You saw, like, M in his office. That was the beginning with Q. He didn't know where 007 was. And then, immediately, you saw one in Aston Martin driving with another girl in front of him. And she was walking in the sea. Yeah. Meaning suicide.  And that's it. That's the beginning. The story, you know, nothing. I don't know. Why are you walking in the sea? And that slowly unfolded then, and it went out to Bond trying to track down Blofeld and also falling in love. Yes. But in the sea, she was knocked out. And when she was up in the mountains fighting that guy, he could fight her and she was not knocked out. But in the sea, he did like this and she was knocked out. He didn't even do this. He just grabbed her and she was like, ah. That was like quite a strange feeling. I agree. That's a weird moment. But we got to talk, of course, about where it all leads up to, the ending. Eventually, she dies. What did you think of this ending? Well, I already knew in my head, there has to be something. Because in the other movies, it's just the same. Yeah. And there are other movies.  Or is this the end of James Bond? Right. Yeah. Now I know there are much more movies, so I know there's going to be something with her. Yeah. She's going to die. I already said she's going to die. Yeah.  Mm-hmm. Yeah. But I didn't know how she's going to die. Right. She... Bill it right in the head. Yeah. For me, a very sad moment, I feel. Mm-hmm. You weren't a fan of Bond sleeping around in the clinic, that part of the story. No. I agree. It's the... This is to me... You know, I could argue like, well, it's for the greater good to find out more about Blofeld and the hypnosis. And you know, sometimes Bond needs to... He can't say, well, I'm an agent, but I can't use all of my skills at now because I'm in love. You would think morally you would be like that, but Bond is like, I need to do my job. This is my job. So I could argue for that. However, I could also argue for... He is kind of committed now. And it does feel stranger that he sleeps with all the women in each room. But it was too. Yeah. But he was planning to sleep with all... With the other ones as well. So, yeah. I kind of agree with you there. I can feel where you're coming from. And obviously, Lirith is very against cheating. So Ritz is, I guess, a very good moral compass to have. But yeah, it's another aspect of this story. Do you have any more comments on that yourself? No. Chance. You're not a fan of the cheating aspect. No, we're not. Okay. So three stars. You did enjoy some of the story, at least. Oh, and it was very sad to see Manny Penny at the wedding. Yeah. She cried, but she didn't cry for happiness on a wedding. What did you think she cried for? Well, I think she has like feelings for James Bond because it was not the crying for happiness. Yeah. She felt that guy, Q, I think. But I saw in her eyes, it's like woman, women stuff. Yeah. You see the cry of happiness or it's the cry of sadness? She was more sad than Bond was now taken. Yeah. Yeah. I guess she isn't too unhappy about hearing what happened to Bond's bride then. We move on to the final aspect of this movie, which is the enjoyment. How much did you enjoy, Majesties? Three stars. Three stars. Very fair again. Can you talk about your enjoyment? Well, sometimes through the movie, I was like, where's the action? Yeah. Now, I agree. This movie, you're right. That was my critique as well. It builds up, builds up, builds up and there's a lot of talking in the clinic. All of a sudden, his voice is dubbed. It's not a lazy and busy voice. Then it finally picks up and you get all the action at once with the skiing and the car chase. I think if I was in the cinema watching the movie in 1969, I think I fell asleep. You would? Maybe they would find this very action packed. I think at the ending I would cry, but it's a different kind of story. It must have been very unexpected if you hadn't read the book because the book obviously was released. But if you didn't know about the ending, it must have been very unexpected back then. You kind of saw it coming because you know there are so much more movies coming after this. Like you said, if you didn't know that. When he resigned, you said when he came back to his own office, that was the first time I saw his office. Yeah, you don't really see Bond's office. I think you're right. I think that must be the only time you kind of see Bond's office. It is mentioned in the books as well. Very good point. He has also two different films. Different colours. You think I have the observant eye, but meet my girlfriend because she has one too. Also when he took out of his drawer, you said the songs when he took things. Yeah, all the memories from the previous missions. That was quite beautiful to see. I think that shows that he's still the same character. Yet you only live twice, you already met Glove out and now he meets you for the first time again. So there is a plot point. That was very weird. It's a small little thing, I can take that. That brings your total score of On Her Majesty Secret Service to three and a half stars. Which would translate to a seven. You think that's fair for your assessment of this movie? Of course. It's not the bottom one for you. You ranked a couple a little bit lower, like Fundable. And you indeed enjoyed it more than Fundable, I guess? Yes, yeah. So what's his name? George Laysenby did a pretty good job. Yeah, and he's one outing. Next time we will return for Diamonds Are Forever. A lot of diamonds then. A lot of diamonds. But do you see the emotion of this movie in that other one? You mean like, is it continued? Yeah, because his wife died. You have to see like a scene, right? That he's like heartbroken. That's exactly what I was wishing for with diamonds. It's not happening? They pretend it. Well, you have to see. You'll have to see in Diamonds Are Forever next time if this is continued. But I wish it was more of a continuation like it is nowadays. But in the old movies they... In the books it is. In the books there is a whole revenge plot to Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever. It kind of takes a different route. So you'll see next time what happens. So, see you later guys for Diamonds Are Forever. If I die... Yeah, or you want me to take revenge then? No, but... Right, you're heartbroken then. Yeah. Now you're just living your life then? Hey, it's not me. I'm not Bond. I didn't make the movies.


Hello everyone. For those of you who don't recognize my voice, this is Vishnane. I'm going to give you a brief rundown of the Vaccine Biosciences program. We focus on developing vaccine-based solutions for the control of infectious diseases of livestock. So why does Ilri need this program? Well, it is recognized that livestock diseases, which fall into various different categories, as listed here, feature prominently amongst the various constraints faced by small-holder farmers and pastoralists. Therefore, within the Ilri strategy, our program primarily contributes to increasing livestock productivity, but there are also other implications, such as assets, income and nutrition. Now vaccines are inventions and are highly effective disease interventions. We work on improving existing vaccines and learning from them to produce more optimal ones. Our program priority diseases are East Coast fever and contagious bovine plurinimonia, but we also contribute to research on other livestock diseases such as rift valley fever, African swine fever, and we also have a general interest in ticks as vectors of disease and the role of wildlife as reservoirs of disease. So Lysilla will later on talk about more about her ECF work and JJ will present on CBPB and other mycoplasmas. The products that we are developing are important not only in protecting individual animals, but they also contribute to the concept of herd immunity. As diagnostics play a key role in disease control, a group is also involved in improving and simplifying such tests. Now success for us would be development of vaccines and diagnostic products as inputs to improve disease control. So we contribute to varying degrees of work on these five diseases. We employ generic technologies that can cut across diseases to answer questions in basic and applied research with the objectives of developing vaccines and diagnostic tools as inputs to improve in disease control. So as an example, the vaccine formulation technology refers to comparing and identifying optimal methods for inducing immunity to disease. Now we work in various consortia for research and product development and our capacity development is primarily through students. So this slide here outlines in greater details the type of activities we undertake in our basic and applied research would feed into each other and we can discuss the activities listed under here in more detail during question time. Vaccine research is high reward but high risk and long-term in nature. This creates a challenge as most funders are looking for products in the short to medium term and getting buy-in for this program is not trivial. Now as a group, we have gelled very well over the last few years and there are several proud moments for me. For example, when our publications get accepted into high impact journals and when conference abstracts get chosen for oral presentations. However, a highlight was when we were successful in getting National Science Foundation support for our ECF and CBP research and we have subsequently got a created no cost extension for CBP. This recognition of our science has led to additional opportunities. What we have not done too well is to communicate or contribute to other program activities and hopefully the more regular program leader meetings that are now being convened among other initiatives will help to improve this. A dream alliance for us would be to have a fully integrated platform along the vaccine RFOD pathway as outlined in this rather simplified flow diagram. Our program advantage is in demonstrating proof of principle but we have many gaps in this diagram starting from market assessment. For example, we still don't have good impact assessment studies for our priority diseases or metrics that would justify us moving to undertake new diseases in our research portfolio. As you can see, complex partnerships are needed in this pathway which transition from mainly public funded activities at the start to mainly private sector funding at the end. The advent of PPPs or public private partnerships and the recent swing in the mood of funders back to science helps but this whole field remains a complex landscape and presents many challenges. So I hope that this presentation sets the scene for the Vaccine Buyer Sciences Group. We look forward to more in-depth questions and discussions on this topic and the issues that we have presented. Thanks for your attention and don't forget you can replay this as many times as you like.