EDCTP/SARETI call for scholarships for Research Ethics Committee members

Published on 15 May 2012 in 'Announcements'

The Ethics, Law and Human Rights Collaborating Centre (ELH) of the UNAIDS/WHO African AIDS Vaccine Programme funded by EDCTP is offering five scholarships for Research Ethics Committee members in Africa to attend the South African Research Ethics Tra...

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EDCTP to hold workshop with pharmaceutical companies on 26 June 2012

Published on 10 May 2012 in 'Announcements'

The European and Developing Countries Partnership (EDCTP) has invited more than 20 pharmaceutical companies to a workshop on the possibilities of intensifying future collaboration. The workshop will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands on 26 June...

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Winner of EDCTP photo contest

Published on 2 May 2012 in 'Announcements'

The First EDCTP photo contest closed on 16 April 2012. The total number of participants was 21 who submitted a total of 75 photos. EDCTP would like to thank them for their efforts. Through the contest EDCTP sought to capture different aspects of the ...

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RHInnO Ethics: an online review platform for research ethics committees

Published on 26 April 2012 in 'Announcements'

Today, the MARC project - Mapping of research ethics review and trial regulatory capacity in sub-Saharan Africa - launched an online review platform for Research Ethics Committees: the Research for Health and Innovation Organiser (RHInnO) platform. T...

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World Malaria Day 2012: EDCTP contribution to malaria research

Published on 25 April 2012 in 'Press Releases'

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) contributes to the fight against malaria by funding clinical research to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs and vaccines. Its current investment in malaria cli...

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World TB Day 2012: Strengthening tuberculosis research in Africa

Published on 23 March 2012 in 'Announcements'

On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, 24 March 2012, the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has published a short video that highlights some of the EDCTP funded TB research in sub-Saharan Africa. Four majo...

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Three Scholarships for MSc Clinical Trials by Distance Learning

Published on 19 March 2012 in 'Announcements'

Applications are invited for three scholarships to study the Distance Learning MSc Clinical Trials (CT) course commencing October 2012. These scholarship are offered by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The M...

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European Commission supports EDCTP with grant to prepare for a second programme

Published on 12 March 2012 in 'Press Releases'

The European Commission (EC) has awarded EDCTP a grant to prepare for the transition to a second EDCTP programme under Horizon 2020. In 2010 all the EDCTP partner states unanimously decided to plan for an expanded EDCTP-II and submitted their intenti...

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International Women’s Day 2012: Women leading EDCTP health research projects in Africa

Published on 8 March 2012 in 'Announcements'

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnerships (EDCTP) is committed to gender equality and empowerment of women to lead research and to have access to health research in sub-Saharan Africa. Many projects funded by EDCTP address th...

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Sixth EDCTP Forum: Proceedings and video available online

Published on 27 February 2012 in 'Announcements'

EDCTP published today the Proceedings of the Sixth EDCTP Forum as well as a short video on the event. The biennial Forum brings together EDCTP stakeholders to share progress made in the EDCTP programme. The Sixth Forum showed the growth and developme...

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