brighton collaboration brighton collaboration the brighton collaboration (bc) is a non-profit global vaccine safety research network for health care professionals, named after the city in england where the idea was first formulated. the brighton collaborationservice mark of the brighton collaboration foundationformation2000 (2000)typenpopurposesafest, effective vaccines based on rigorous scienceto enhance the science of vaccine research by providing standardized, validated, and objective methods for continuous monitoring of safety profiles and by assessing benefit-risk ratios. these methods are, in turn, recognized and recommended for use by international regulatory and public health agencies.headquartersbasel, switzerlandregion served worldwideofficial language englishleaderjan bonhoeffer, presidentwebsitebrightoncollaboration.us the brighton collaboration was launched in 2000, although the idea of the collaboration started one year earlier, following a presentation by bob chen at an international scientific vaccine conference in brighton. in his talk, he stressed the need to improve vaccine safety monitoring by developing internationally accepted standards.