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World AIDS Day - 1 December 2010: EDCTP joins forces in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Every year on 1 December, the world comes together in solidarity to raise awareness about HIV. On the 22nd World AIDS Day, the European and…
Trials begin on potential vaccine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV after birth
The Medical Research Council (MRC) together with researchers from Kenya, The Gambia, United States of America, Sweden, and Spain, has opened enrolment in two infant…
AMANET launches a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Candidate Malaria Vaccine GMZ2
The African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET), through a grant received from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), has launched a multi-site phase…
Sida and Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs launch shared database for researchers and research managers
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs have developed a shared database called Researchers for Development Analysis (REDA). The…
Sequella Receives International Support for Phase 2 Clinical Trials of SQ109, its Lead Antitubercular Drug Candidate
Sequella, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on commercializing novel drugs for treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases, announced it has signed an agreement with the Ludwig-Maximilians-University…
First announcement: Sixth EDCTP Forum (9-12 October 2011): Strengthening Research Partnerships for Better Health and Sustainable Development
The Sixth EDCTP Forum will be held from 9 to 12 October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of the Forum isStrengthening Research Partnerships…
EU Member States meets to propose a second phase of EDCTP
The Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO/STIS), in collaboration with the European Commission and EDCTP, is organising a meeting under the Belgian EU Presidency which aims…
Connecting the Chain II meeting report now available
On 9 June 2010, more than 60 representatives of European and African research organisations and Universities, policy makers, development agencies, Product Development Partnerships (PDPs), Philanthropic…
EDCTP Annual Report 2009 now available online
EDCTP is pleased to announce the release of its 2009 annual report. 2009 was a very prolific year for EDCTP. This annual report features the…
EDCTP acknowledged in the Lancet TB series
The Lancet launched a TB series and articles where EDCTP is acknowledged as a major player in supporting TB drug development as well as diagnostics. Readers…
20 May 2010: International Clinical Trial Day
20 May 2010 is the sixth International Clinical Trials Day. On this day the clinical trial as a means of improving health and wellbeing is…
World Malaria Day 2010: EDCTP priorities and advances
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World Malaria Day and to reinforce its…
EC public consultation on the impact and future of the EDCTP Programme
The European Commission is conducting a public consultation regarding the impact and future of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials partnership (EDCTP) programme. This…
Evaluation report of the end-of-term review on EDCTP programme released
The final evaluation report of on the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) programme by an Independent External Evaluation Committee commissioned by the…
World TB Day 2010: EDCTP joins the world in accelerating innovation against Tuberculosis
This year’s World TB Day theme: “On the move against tuberculosis: Innovate to accelerate action” addresses a critical aspect of the core business and values…