Dr Julia Dreisbach
Ludwig Maximilian University
Munich, Germany
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Larissa Hoffmann
Ludwig Maximilian University
Munich, Germany
SimpliciTB General Assembly
The first formal meeting of SimpliciTB General Assembly (GA) took place on the 25th of July. We had an excellent representation of the collaborating groups with 20 attendees from 9 countries. The Executive Group (EG) has been established with colleagues from South Africa, Tanzania, and our new partners from Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi and Gabon joining the group. A…
PanACEA General Assembly
On the 1st of July the PanACEA General Assembly met by teleconference for its quarterly gathering. The program of the project is progressing as the preparations for the next trials are ongoing and the Operational Teams are meeting on a regular basis. The Expertise Cores are involved as well, rolling out the MBL assay, building…
PanACEA and TB Alliance get SimpliciTB grant
SimpliciTB is a multi-centre phase 3 clinical trial evaluating a new shorter drug regimen (all-oral BPaMZ) in drug susceptible and resistant pulmonary tuberculosis across 4 continents led by TB Alliance. The trial started in 2018 and the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has recently awarded 12 million euro for the execution of the…
Annual Meeting 2019
On 19 and 20 March 2019 hosting partner Instituto Nacional de Saúde welcomed the General Assembly to Maputo, Mozambique, for the second PanACEA II Annual Meeting. Highlights of the second year of the PanACEA II programme were the completion of the HR1 trial, start of the postgraduate programme, site assessment visits and capacity development activities (e.g.…
General Assembly teleconference December
In the quarterly teleconference on 10 December 2018 the PanACEA partners assembled to discuss the progress of the projects program. We looked back to 2018 as a year in which we ended our first trial. We are ready to start 2019, when our other trials are scheduled to start. The General Assembly meets again, face…
Executive Group F2F meeting
The Union World Conference served as a good occasion several PanACEA get togethers. On the 25th of October the Executive Group came together to discuss the completion of the HR1 trial and the preparations for the upcoming trials. The TBA was also invited to prepare for the SimpliciTB trial for which EDCTP favourably evaluated a grant application…
The 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health
One of the yearly highlights in TB research is the Union World Conference. The 49th edition was hosted by the city of The Hague and the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation from 24th until 27th of October 2018. This gathering of clinicians, public health workers, policy makers, researchers and advocates serves as an unique platform for a global public health…
11th International Workshop on Pharmacology of Tuberculosis Drugs
The 11th International Workshop on Pharmacology on Tuberculosis Drugs was held in The Hague on 23rd of October 2018 during the week of the Union World Conference. At this premier TB pharmacology meeting leading experts presented and discussed the latest findings in the TB research. PanACEA was well represented by a delegation existing of Rob Aarnoutse (Radboudumc),…
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