EC public consultation on the impact and future of the EDCTP Programme

Published on 20 April 2010 in 'Announcements'

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 public consultation aims at collecting views and opinions of all interested EDCTP stakeholders.

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Evaluation report of the end-of-term review on EDCTP programme released

Published on 19 April 2010 in 'Announcements'

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 European Commission has been released.

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World TB Day 2010: EDCTP joins the world in accelerating innovation against Tuberculosis

Published on 24 March 2010 in 'Announcements'

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 of EDCTP. The programme aims to reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa by accelerating development of clinical interventions against tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria. EDCTP engages with researchers, policy makers, product developers and like-minded organisations to speed up the development of new or improved prevention and treatment interventions against tuberculosis malaria and HIV/AIDS. Today EDCTP joins the world by expressing its continued commitment in the fight against tuberculosis in line with this year’s theme.

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Joint collaboration to speed up the development of new TB drug regimes

Published on 22 March 2010 in 'Announcements'

Just a few days before the World TB Day 2010, a new initiative known as the Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens (CPTR) was launched, aiming to accelerate the development of new, safe and shorter duration TB drug regimens by testing promising new drug candidates together early in the development pipeline.

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Symposium: Innovate to eliminate tuberculosis

Published on 11 March 2010 in 'Announcements'

The Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI) is organising the Symposium “Innovate to eliminate tuberculosis” on 24 March, the World Tuberculosis Day. The symposium will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels and will involve experts including Dr Jorge Sampaio (UN Special Envoy to Stop TB)

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