EDCTP
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Basic Information
Description
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) was created in 2003 as a European response to the global health crisis caused by the three main poverty-related diseases (PRDs) of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Currently EDCTP is a partnership between 14 European Union Member States and 2 associated countries with 47 sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of the programme is to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis a balanced partnership of European national research programmes on PRDs with their African counterparts in collaboration with like-minded organisations and the pharmaceutical industry.
Main research priorities of the network
To accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics regarding HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Research fields covered by the network
- Health
Target Groups
- Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
- Public Research Organisations (PROs)
- Other
Is connected with
Coordinator
Participant
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Joint Calls
| Joint Call Title | Type | Launch Date | Deadline Pre-Proposal |
Deadline Full-Proposal |
Evaluation End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDCTP Strategic Primer Grants | two-stages | 12/12/2011 |
14/02/2012
Submitted: 89 |
31/05/2012
Submitted: 32 |
17/09/2012
Successful: 14 Funded: 14 |
| Ethics Committees 2011 | one-stage | 15/08/2011 |