Switzerland joins the EDCTP Association
The EDCTP Association is pleased to announce that Switzerland is now a full member, bringing the total number of participating European countries to 16. The General Assembly of the EDCTP Association formally approved Switzerland’s membership on 24 February 2026.
Switzerland has been an aspirant member of the Association since the start of the second EDCTP programme (EDCTP2) in 2014. As an associated country to Horizon Europe, Swiss beneficiaries are eligible to receive funding from Global Health EDCTP3. Now, as a full member of the Association, Switzerland can also contribute to the programme’s strategic direction.
Switzerland is represented in the General Assembly by Ms Myriam Cevallos, Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
“Switzerland's EDCTP Association membership connects our researchers and institutions with research networks across Europe and Africa. We are committed to contributing Swiss scientific expertise to collaborative research on infectious diseases—advancing the SDGs and health equity through partnership. Our institutions believe deeply in the value of international scientific cooperation: working together across continents generates better innovation, stronger research capacity, and knowledge that benefits everyone. EDCTP represents the kind of global science collaboration Switzerland champions. ”
Martina Hirayama, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland
About the Association
The EDCTP Association acts as the legal entity responsible for implementing the second EDCTP programme (EDCTP2, 2014–2024) and co-governs, together with the European Union (represented by the European Commission), the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (2021–2031). Governed by its General Assembly, the Association brings together Members (Participating States), Aspirant Members, and Observers.
The EDCTP2 programme has been supported under Horizon 2020, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, while the Global Health EDCTP3 programme receives funding under Horizon Europe, the EU’s current research and innovation framework.