– Overview of events organised by EDCTP or where EDCTP is represented –
EDCTP side event at UNGA79 Science Summit
Investing in clinical research in Africa to develop local solutions against the global challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 26 September 2024 11:00-13:00 EDT | 17:00-19:00…
EDCTP at AIDS 2024
The 25th International AIDS Conference – AIDS 2024 – will take place in Munich, Germany, and virtually from 22 to 26 July 2024. AIDS 2024…
AVAREF-EDCTP Training for Clinical Trial Assessors
AVAREF in collaboration with EDCTP developed a comprehensive training series to provide the necessary training to scientific reviewers within the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) to…
EDCTP at the MIM Society 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference
The Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Society 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference will take place on 21-27 April 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme ‘Grassroots…
Workshop: EDCTP on Open Research Europe
EDCTP has joined Open Research Europe (ORE), the European Commission’s Open Access publishing platform. Open Research Europe is an open access publishing platform that facilitates…
EDCTP Webinar: Final Reporting for EDCTP2 grant holders
When: 14 November 2024 | 10:00-15.00 CET Where: Zoom Register online Download the agenda (PDF) We invite all EDCTP2 grant holders and their project and…
EDCTP at ASTMH 2024
The 73rd American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s (ASTMH) Annual Meeting will take place from 13-17 November 2024 in New Orleans, USA. The meeting…
EDCTP 20th anniversary
On 15 September 2023, EDCTP will celebrate its 20th anniversary. We will be highlighting the impact of the programme and celebrate this milestone together with…
EDCTP side event at UNGA78 Science Summit
14 September 2023 – 09:00-11:30 EDT/15:00-17:30 CEST In New York, United States and virtual (hybrid) As part of the 9th edition of the Science Summit…
EDCTP at INTEREST conference 2023
The annual INTEREST Conference, the foremost scientific gathering focused on HIV in Africa, brought together a global community of scientists dedicated to HIV treatment, pathogenesis,…
Launch of Design Analyze Communicate – Africa (DAC-A)
On 4 May 2023, the Government of Cameroon, in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)…
Optimizing, Efficiency and Impact in the African Clinical Trial Ecosystem | Cape Town, South Africa, 16-18 May 2023
African Union/ Africa CDC, AUDA NEPAD, EDCTP and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation organised a three-day meeting themed ‘Optimizing, Efficiency and Impact in the…
Eleventh EDCTP Forum
We are delighted to announce that from 7-10 November 2023, the Eleventh EDCTP Forum will take place at the Palais des Congrès de Paris in…
EDCTP Fellows Alumni Meeting 2023
7 November 2023 – 10:00-12:00 CEST Amphitheatre Bordeaux, Paris, France, and virtual (hybrid)
Meeting of the EDCTP-Africa CDC Master’s Fellows in Epidemiology & Biostatistics
EDCTP and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have partnered to train 151 epidemiologists and biostatisticians across Africa. This training programme…
EDCTP2 multi-beneficiary grant holders: Online workshop on periodic and final reporting
All EDCTP2 multi-beneficiary grantees are invited to participate in an online workshop on periodic and financial reporting. Learn about reporting requirements for multi-beneficiary projects and…
EDCTP side event at UNGA77 Science Summit
30 September 2022 – 09:00-11:00 EDT/15:00-17:00 CEST (virtual) As part of the 8th edition of the Science Summit around the 77th United Nations General Assembly…
Registration now closed - EDCTP2 Financial and Project Management Training for Southern African beneficiaries
Two-day interactive training on financial and project management of EDCTP2 grants. The workshop will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday 7 and Friday…
EDCTP2 fellows: Online workshop on periodic and final reporting
All EDCTP2 Fellows are invited to participate in a 2-day online workshop on periodic and financial reporting.
Registration now closed - EDCTP2 Financial and project management training
One-day training on financial and project management of EDCTP2 grants. The workshop will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 22 June 2022. The…
Launch of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking
On 10 May 2022, the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (GH EDCTP3 JU) will host its launch event.
Joint EDCTP-SAMRC event part of the SAMRC UHC/NHI Forum Monthly Webinar Series
The SAMRC UHC/NHI Discussion Forum is an open meeting for those interested in developments, learning and collaboration related to the Universal Health Coverage and the…
Webinar: Making EDCTP-funded research open with Europe PMC plus
EDCTP has become a member of Europe PMC (PubMed Central), an open science platform that maintains a worldwide collection of scientific articles and research outputs.…
EDCTP at EU-AU Summit
EDCTP-ECRIN virtual side event at AERAP Science at the EU-AU Summit: Partnering for the development of sustainable clinical research infrastructures and a skilled workforce…
EDCTP2 Regional Networks: Online workshop on periodic and final reporting
On 8 December 2022, an online workshop was held to refresh EDCTP Regional Networks of Excellence partners and coordinating centres on the reporting requirements for…
Training on financial and project management of EDCTP2 grants in Nairobi, Kenya
Registration is closed. This two-day interactive training is targeted at EDCTP2 beneficiaries (lead investigators, project and finance managers) based in East Africa from recently awarded…
Training on financial and project management of EDCTP2 grants in Dakar, Senegal
Registration is closed. This two-day interactive training is targeted at EDCTP2 beneficiaries (lead investigators, project and finance managers) based in West Africa from recently awarded…
RESCHEDULED Webinar: requesting amendments to the grant agreement
EDCTP2 grant holders are invited to participate in a webinar on requesting amendments to the grant agreement. This webinar is targeted at EDCTP grant holders,…
EDCTP at ECTMIH 2021
The 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) brings together scientists and experts from Europe and from all over the world, including…
EDCTP at ECTMIH 2021
The 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) brings together scientists and experts from Europe and from all over the world, including…
EDCTP at UNGA76 Science Summit
The Science Summit takes place online from 14-30 September 2021, around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76) in New York. The objective of the…
EDCTP-ECRIN Joint Session at the Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Summit
The Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Summit will be held virtually from June 14 to June 18, 2021. Within the context of this Summit, the European…
EDCTP-AIGHD Special Session at the Virtual Global Forum on TB Vaccines: Launch of a Global Roadmap
EDCTP-AIGHD Special Session at the Virtual Global Forum on TB Vaccines – Accelerating TB vaccine research and development: Launch of a Global Roadmap Responsible…
Webinar: EDCTP COVID-19 Emergency Funding Mechanism
As of March 2021, EDCTP is supporting 26 collaborative research projects under its COVID-19 Emergency Funding Mechanism, activated in April 2020. One year on from the…
EDCTP at AERAP Science
The AERAP Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Platform will organise a roundtable discussion on 8-9 December 2021 to consider the contribution of science to the priorities for…
EDCTP at AERAP Science
The AERAP Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Platform will organise a roundtable discussion on 8-9 December 2021 to consider the contribution of science to the priorities for…
EDCTP at SFSA21
The Seventh Annual Science Forum South Africa (SFSA21) will take place virtually from 1-3 December 2021. The Forum is organised by the South African Department…
EDCTP at CPHIA 2021
The inaugural Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021) will put a spotlight on emergency health response in Africa and allow participants from around…
EDCTP at COVID Circle online event
EDCTP is taking part in a panel discussion during the virtual event ‘What have we learned from funding COVID-19 research across the globe’ co-hosted by…
Webinar: EDCTP Knowledge Hub
Following its launch, EDCTP and TGHN would like to promote this platform and to seek user feedback to guide further development and improvements that can…
EDCTP Workshop at World Health Summit 2019
On 28 October 2019, EDCTP, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Institut Pasteur will host a workshop on ‘Capacity Building in Health…
EDCTP-SAMRC Joint satellite symposium at AIDS2018
At AIDS2018, EDCTP and the South African Medical Research Council will organise a joint satellite symposium on HIV interventions in sub-Saharan Africa with project presentations…
BIO International Convention
In 2015 the BIO International Convention is headed to the heart of the U.S. biopharma industry. In close proximity to New York’s financial markets and…
Webinar: How to produce a high quality health research protocol
Following the successful webinar on data management and data sharing, EDCTP and TGHN invite you to join in this new live webinar focusing on the tools…
Career Development Fellowships call: online information session
Update! Download the slides of the information session on 09 July 2020 (PDF) EDCTP is organising an online information session for potential applicants to…
EDCTP-CEPI Lassa Fever Vaccines Call – Online information meeting
The Joint EDCTP-CEPI Lassa Fever Vaccines Call with a budget of €40 million aims to support distinct strategic actions (clinical research activities) which are part…
Joint meeting EDCTP-funded TB vaccine projects
On 29 January 2020, EDCTP will participate at the “EDCTP-funded TB vaccine projects” . The meeting is part of the “Accelerating the TB vaccine pipeline…
EDCTP ICASA 2019 satellite symposium
On Wednesday 4 December 2019, EDCTP will host a satellite symposium on: ‘EDCTP: Milestones, new platforms and strategies for HIV and TB vaccine research –…
EDCTP 2 Financial and project management training
EDCTP Director of Finance and Administration, Abdoulie Barry, and the Director of International Cooperation Europe, Dr Ole Olesen, will conduct a financial and project management…
Call for participants to attend workshop
Objective: To facilitate collaborations between African and European scientists geared towards closing regional and gender imbalances seen in previously and currently funded EDCTP1 and EDCTP2…
EDCTP 2 Financial and project management training
EDCTP Director of Finance and Administration, Abdoulie Barry, and the Director of International Cooperation Europe, Dr Ole Olesen, will conduct a financial and project management…
EDCTP Panel Discussion at World Health Summit 2019
On 29 October 2019, EDCTP and the Max Planck Society will host a high-level panel discussion on ‘Tackling Unmet Medical Needs of Vulnerable and Neglected Populations:…
EDCTP 2 Financial and project management training
EDCTP Director of Finance and Administration, Abdoulie Barry, and the Director of International Cooperation Europe, Dr Ole Olesen, will conduct a financial and project management…
Gabon: Workshop on grant proposal writing
EDCTP will organise a grant proposal writing workshop in Libreville, Gabon from 14-16 October 2019. The workshop is aimed at French-speaking scientists from sub-Saharan Africa…
ECTMIH 2019 - 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health
The 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) brings together scientists and experts from Europe and from all over the world, including…
EDCTP2 Financial and project management training
One-day training on financial and project management of EDCTP2 grants. The workshop will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 5 July 2019. The…
72nd World Health Assembly - EDCTP reception
The 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA72) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 20-28 May 2019. The WHA is attended by delegations from all WHO…
EDCTP-Wellcome symposium at ASTMH 2018
This symposium focuses on the conduct of controlled human infection studies (CHIS) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).These studies involve the deliberate infection of healthy human…
Ninth EDCTP Forum
EDCTP will organise its Ninth Forum in Lisbon, Portugal from 17 to 21 September 2018. The theme of the Forum will be: Clinical research and sustainable…
Côte d'Ivoire: information meeting on EDCTP
The Pasteur Institute of Côte d’Ivoire, in collaboration with the Swiss Centre for Scientific Research in Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS) will hold an information meeting for…
Côte d'Ivoire: Workshop on EDCTP grant proposal writing
EDCTP will organise a workshop on EDCTP Calls for Proposals and grant proposal writing in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 16-18 July 2018. The workshop will…
Networking the networks: Maximising impact by strengthening collaboration, capacity and quality of clinical research in sub-Saharan Africa
In collaboration with the Portuguese public agency that supports science, technology and innovation, EDCTP organises a session on the urgent need to ensure greater coordination,…
MIM 2018 oral presentation: Expanding support for ethics and regulatory capacities strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa through EU-AFRICA partnership
Session: Bio ethics and Research capacity Presenter: Ms Nuraan Fakier, EDCTP Project Officer
World Health Summit - Regional Meeting 2018
The scientific program will be structured by four main themes: Managing Infectious Diseases in Low and Middle Income Countries Governance for Health Equity in Low…
MIM 2018 Symposium: Empowering African institutions and future malaria research leaders through capacity development and partnerships
In this symposium, EDCTP aims to raise awareness of opportunities and challenges of capacity development and networking in key areas of clinical research in Africa.…
MIM 2018 symposium: Malaria in pregnancy programmes: challenges and priorities in antimalarial drug development for African pregnant women
This symposium focuses on the practical challenges, priorities, and lessons learned by researchers conducting clinical trials in pregnant women in resource-limited settings (past and present).…
EDCTP at the 7th MIM Pan African Malaria Conference (MIM 2018)
17 April 2018 | 09:00-10:25 | Symposium 14 | Meeting room 205 EDCTP session on: Malaria in pregnancy programmes: challenges and priorities in antimalarial drug…
ASTMH 2017: EDCTP-Wellcome Trust symposium on clinical trials in pregnancy
Challenges and Opportunities of Conducting Clinical Trials in Pregnant Women and Future Infants in Resource-Limited Settings Description in ASTHM2017 Programme on line Wellcome Trust and…
ASTMH 2017 - The 66th Annual meeting 2017 of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The ASTMH Annual Meeting draws tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, government, non-profits, philanthropy, NGOs, industry, military and private practice. The meeting is…
ECTMIH 2017 - 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health
The 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) brings together scientists and experts from Europe and from all over the world, including…
EDCTP alumni network launch
Research capacity development EDCTP has established a comprehensive programme of fellowships , ranging from preparatory fellowships to senior fellowships. Already 47 African researchers including 7…
Global Evidence Summit - Using evidence. Improving lives
The event aims to advance the use of reliable research evidence in addressing some of the world’s most serious health and social challenges. In situations of scarcity,…
Stakeholder meeting on co-infections and co-morbidities
Co-infections and Co-morbidities Co-infections with several pathogens are frequent in sub-Saharan Africa and represent an important public health problem in many areas due to accelerated…
IAS2017 Sponsored Symposium: Coinfections associated with high mortality in severely immunocompromised HIV patients
Sponsored by EDCTP in partnership with ANRS
EDCTP at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017)
Join us to learn about EDCTP-supported HIV research.
1st WHO AFRICA Health Forum
The WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) is convening the first ever Africa Health Forum in Kigali, Rwanda on 27 – 28 June 2017. The…
Senegal: launch of IRESSEF - health research, surveillance and training
On 19 June 2017, Senegal will launch IRESSEF, its new Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation [Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological…
European Development Days 2017
Organised by the European Commission, this 11th edition of the European Development Days (EDD 2017) bring the development community together each year to share ideas…
INTEREST 2017 - 11th INTEREST Workshop
The 11th INTEREST Workshop in Malawi is organised by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) which based in the Netherlands. The workshop…
Third WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices
The 3rd WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices will take place on 10–12 May 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, in the Centre International de Conférences Genève.…
EDCTP Financial and Project Management Training
EDCTP Director of Finance and Administration, Abdoulie Barry, and the Director of North-North Cooperation, Dr Ole Olesen, will conduct again a financial and project management…
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Global Health: meeting on EDCTP African-European partnership
The meeting ‘African-European partnership for global health benefit’ will take place on 27 February 2017 at the Houses of Parliament in London, United Kingdom. Organised…
Eighth EDCTP Forum (Lusaka, Zambia)
The Eighth EDCTP Forum will be held from 6-9 November 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia. The theme of the Forum is Defeating poverty-related and neglected diseases in…
Symposium: Every Mother, Every Child: Closing the Gaps in HIV management
Hosted by the European Commission and EDCTP.
EDCTP poster presentation at AIDS 2016 conference
Poster title: EDCTP as a model for Europe-Africa partnership on HIV/AIDS research: achievements and future directions Presenter: Lara Pandya (EDCTP Networking Officer)
Biomarkers of Vaccine/Adjuvant Potency and Safety - BVAPS 2016
This new international conference will offer a forum for an update on recent developments and future challenges relating to ‘Biomarkers of Vaccine/Adjuvant Potency and Safety’ –…
Together for the Next Generation | Research and Innovation for Maternal & Newborn Health
On 8 December 2015 the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation will hold a conference to assess the actions taken under the Millennium Development…
18th ICASA - 2015
The conference theme is “AIDS in Post 2015 Era: Linking Leadership, Science & Human Rights” To the 18th ICASA website FROM THE ICASA WEBSITE It…
Symposium at the ASTMH 2015: Ethical Issues, Informed Consent and Clinical Trials in Developing Countries
This symposium, jointly organized by the EDCTP and the Wellcome Trust, focuses on the practical challenges faced and lessons learned by researchers and ethics committee members working…
American Society of Tropical medicine & Hygiene 2015 Annual Meeting
Read more on the conference website
9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health
The 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health brings together some 2’000 of the most distinguished scientists and experts in the field of…
The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD)
ISNTD d3 will bring together experts from within drug discovery and clinical trials to drive the debate and foster new partnerships & alliances leading to…
4th African Regulatory Conference
This is the 4th African Regulatory Conference co-organised by the DIA and the IFPMA’s African Regulatory Network (ARN). IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and…
4th Global Forum on TB Vaccines
The 4th Global Forum on TB Vaccines took place in Shanghai, China from 21 – 24 April 2015, marking the first time that this important…
The ECSA Health Community 60th Health Minister's Conference
The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Uganda in conjunction with the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) Health Community Secretariat…
Seventh EDCTP Forum (Berlin, Germany)
The Seventh EDCTP Forum was held on 30 June to 2 July 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The theme of the Forum was The Partnership journey: New horizon…
Stakeholder meeting on Regulatory Affairs
The objective of the regulatory affairs stakeholder meeting was to review the current developments, strategies and key players involved the strengthening of regulatory capacity in…
Stakeholder Meeting on Health Research Ethics
The objectives of the health research ethics stakeholder meeting was to review existing ethics gaps in Africa and discuss best capacity strengthening approaches to bridge…
Stakeholder meeting on tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections
The objective of the stakeholder meeting on tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections was to assess the current status in the field and to identify the…
Second High-Level meeting on EDCTP2
A second High-Level Conference on EDCTP2 was held in Dakar, Senegal on Monday 21 October 2013. The meeting was hosted by the government of the Republic…
Stakeholder Meeting on Malaria
The objectives of the stakeholder meeting on malaria were to: Review the current status and barriers to progress in the field of malaria research Identify…
Stakeholder meeting on HIV/AIDS
The objectives of the stakeholder meeting on HIV/AIDS were to: Review the current status in the field of HIV/AIDS Identify the key research areas, current…
Stakeholder meeting on Capacity Development
The Stakeholder Meeting on Capacity Development was held in Berlin, Germany on 3 July 2014. The objective of the meeting was to identify current and…
Stakeholder Meeting on Neglected Infectious Diseases
The objective of the stakeholder meeting on Neglected Infectious Diseases (NIDs) was to: Review the current status and barriers to progress in the field of…
High-level conference on the second EDCTP programme
The high-level conference on the second EDCTP programme was be held on 5 November 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town,…
Sixth EDCTP Forum (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
The Sixth EDCTP Forum was held from 9 to 12 October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme Strengthening Research Partnerships for Better Health and Sustainable…
Fifth EDCTP Forum (Arusha, Tanzania)
The Fifth EDCTP Forum carried the theme Fighting HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: One World, One Partnership. The Forum brought together scientists at various stages of their careers,…
Fourth EDCTP Forum (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
The Fourth EDCTP Forum was held from 22 to 24 October 2007 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso at the Sofitel Ouaga 2000 hotel with the theme…
Third EDCTP Forum (Sweden, Stockholm)
The theme for the Third EDCTP Forum was Partnership and African Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities. The Forum was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 9-11 October 2006 and…
First Annual EDCTP Forum (Rome, Italy)
The First Annual EDCTP Forum was held in Rome, Italy on 27-29 September 2004. It gathered scientists from Africa and Europe, international organisations and policymakers to share…