The HEVI is a University of Auckland (UoA) initiative funded by the Vice-Chancellor's Strategic Research Initiatives Fund (SRIF) to help assist researchers involved in the study of extracellular vesicles (EVs).The main aim of the HEVI is to support researchers interested in EV research of any origin and to provide a platform for sharing EV related knowledge across different departments/faculties within the UoA and also externally. It will provide training of researchers in various methodologies related to EVs and will provide funding to assist EV related research and travel prospects to acquire more advanced training on EV related methods and to attendance to EV based conferences.