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01 December 2017

Ethiopia and Angola join the EDCTP Association

EDCTP is pleased to welcome Ethiopia and Angola as member countries of the EDCTP Association. The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health will be represented in…

01 December 2017

World AIDS Day 2017: EDCTP invests in clinical research to support health for all

Significant gains have been made in tackling the HIV epidemic: deaths from AIDS-related causes declined by 48% between 2005 and 2016, with the sharpest decline…

29 November 2017

EDCTP Network of Excellence for Southern Africa launched

The EDCTP Regional Network of Excellence for Southern Africa—Trials of Excellence for Southern Africa (TESAII)—was launched in Maputo, Mozambique on 30–31 October 2017. EDCTP is…

15 November 2017

EU action against antimicrobial resistance: EDCTP’s contribution

Antimicrobial resistance and improper use of antibiotics are a potential global threat to healthcare. During the European Antibiotic Awareness Week 13-19 November 2017, many parties…

03 November 2017

GSK and EDCTP launch joint call for Senior Fellowship proposals

In response to the growing challenge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa, GSK and EDCTP will launch a joint call for proposals for Senior Fellowships…

01 November 2017

Vacancy: Project Officer for The Hague Office

We are looking for a Project Officer to be based at the EDCTP office in The Hague. The Project Officer will be a member of…

18 October 2017

EDCTP requests proposals for conference management services

EDCTP is soliciting proposals from conference management companies for the provision of services for the Ninth EDCTP Forum to be held at the Calouste Gulbenkian…

09 October 2017

EDCTP joins forces with WHO AFRO and TDR to fund implementation research

A new partnership has been formed between EDCTP (representing its members namely the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the UK Medical Research Council…

02 October 2017

Call for participants: Workshop in Portuguese on EDCTP grant proposal writing

EDCTP is calling for applications from researchers interested in participating in a workshop on EDCTP Calls for Proposals and grant proposal writing. The workshop will…

20 September 2017

Nigeria becomes 29th member of EDCTP

EDCTP is pleased to welcome Nigeria as its 29th member country.  As a member of the EDCTP Association, it will be represented in the EDCTP…

15 September 2017

Save the date! 17-21 September 2018: Ninth EDCTP Forum

EDCTP’s ninth biennial forum will be held in Lisbon, Portugal between 17 and 21 September 2018. The conference will be hosted by the Portuguese Foundation…

22 August 2017

Workshop to launch EDCTP Alumni Network in October

Since its inception, EDCTP has invested in support for individual researchers at different stages of their careers through an evolving set of graduate and post-doctoral…

02 August 2017

Independent observer assesses Scientific Review Committee meetings

To ensure the integrity of its evaluation procedures and to find ways to improve quality, efficiency and transparency, EDCTP recently enlisted the assistance of independent…

21 July 2017

EC Call for Tender: burden of diseases preventable by maternal immunisation in sub-Saharan Africa

The European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation issued a call for tender on 14 July 2017 on the topic of vaccine-preventable disease in maternal…

06 July 2017

2017 calls for proposals

EDCTP is launching 11 calls for proposals in 2017 to support clinical research and capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa. These calls represent a total investment…