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Dr Pascoal Mocumbi takes his leave as the EDCTP High Representative
With the end of the first programme nearing, Dr Pascoal Mocumbi has taken his leave as the High Representative of the European & Developing Countries…
Historic step: African countries join EDCTP2
Today, eight African and eight European countries have formalised their participation in the second programme of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)…
European Union approves second EDCTP programme
Today, the Council of the European Union in its meeting on Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) has approved the participation of the European Union in…
World Malaria Day 2014: ‘Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria’
The second EDCTP programme (EDCTP2) is expected to commence in the second half of 2014. On 15 April, the European Parliament approved the participation of…
European Parliament approves second EDCTP programme
As part of the preparations for the second programme, EDCTP has changed its legal structure for the second programme from European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)…
World Tuberculosis Day 2014: Reaching the missing 3 million
The necessity for new and improved diagnostics for TB, as well as the need to evaluate the implementation of diagnostics in real-life settings was emphasised…
HIV clinical trials PROMISE-PEP and 2LADY: results presented at CROI 2014
The PROMISE-PEP study was coordinated by Prof. Philippe Van de Perre (University of Montpellier 1, France). It aimed to evaluate antiretroviral treatment in infants to…
Proceedings of the EDCTP Stakeholder meeting on HIV/AIDS published
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) published the report of its Stakeholder meeting on HIV/AIDS today. The meeting was held in Lisbon,…
EDCTP Stakeholder meeting on tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections: proceedings available online
Today, the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) published the report of its Stakeholder meeting on tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections. The meeting…
Proceedings of the EDCTP Stakeholder Meetings on Health Research Ethics and Regulatory Affairs published
Today, the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) published the report of its Stakeholder Meetings on Health Research Ethics and Regulatory Affairs. The…
Dr Mark Palmer takes over from Prof. Hannah Akuffo as EDCTP General Assembly Chairperson
Dr Mark Palmer (Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom) is the new Chairperson of the EEIG-EDCTP General Assembly (GA) as of January 2014. He takes…
Save the date: Seventh EDCTP Forum in Berlin, Germany, 30 June-2 July 2014
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has rescheduled its Seventh Forum. The event will now be held in Berlin, Germany from 30…
Proceedings of Second High-Level Meeting on EDCTP2 published
Today, EDCTP published the proceedings of the Second High-Level Meeting on the second EDCTP programme (EDCTP2, 2014-2023) which took place in Dakar, Senegal on 21…
World AIDS Day 2013: EDCTP prepares for its second programme to support the fight against HIV/AIDS
Important progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS has been achieved but HIV still affects millions of lives. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the continent most…
Dr Glenda Gray and Dr Graeme Meintjes receive the 2013 EDCTP Awards for scientific excellence
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has given its Outstanding African Scientist Award to Dr Glenda Gray (University of Witwatersrand and Medical…