News & Events
-
EDCTP Annual Report 2019 – steering a portfolio for impact
PredictTB's funder, the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), published its Annual Report 2019 on August 14, 2020. The report shows the steady growth, scope, and cohesion of the project portfolio, and highlights the progress made towards the objectives of the programme. -
Patient recruitment for PredictTB clinical trial expected to restart in July 2020
Patient recruitment for PredictTB clinical trial in South Africa is scheduled to restart within the next month after having been at a halt since the end of March this year. The on-site staffers are already getting ready to welcome back patients by ensuring that everyone has the right personal protective equipment (PPE) to handle both TB and... -
EDCTP’s video highlights the work of PredictTB: Tuberculosis - one step further
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) recently published a video highlighting the work of three of its tuberculosis (TB) projects, including PredictTB. Apart from PredictTB, which aims to assess new diagnostics for shortened TB therapy, PanACEA and POR-TB were highlighted in the video. PanACEA aims to develop... -
Global PredictTB Meeting 2019 in Shanghai
From 23 to 25 May 2019, the global PredictTB consortium convened for a progress and networking meeting in Shanghai, China. Meetings bringing together the overall consortium, including management teams, take place every year and serve the purpose of coordinating project activities at the global level. On the first day, the consortium assessed the... -
“It’s time” - World Tuberculosis Day 2019
Each year on March 24, the World TB Day aims to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and the current global efforts made to end the TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way... -
EDCTP Consortium Meets in South Africa
The second annual meeting of the EDCTP-funded PredictTB partners took place in the rural setting of the Robertson winelands in the Western Cape, South Africa, on 25 and 26 March 2019. The PredictTB consortium was thrilled to personally welcome the new EDCTP project officer Dr. Daniel Weibel to the meeting, which was hosted by UCT SATVI, one of... -
Meet us at the EDCTP Forum 2018 in Lisbon
From 17-21 September, the biennial EDCTP Forum will bring together researchers from around the world under this year’s theme “Clinical research and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa: the impact of North-South partnerships” in Lisbon, Portugal. PredictTB Partners will be present at the Forum to inform about this large strategic action... -
New Pan Africa Cytometry Association (PACA) founded
PACA aims to provide a platform for scientists, technologists and industrial partners in Africa, working in any field of Cytometry, including Flow Cytometry, Mass Cytometry and Imaging Cytometry, to network and share educational and scientific resources, ultimately promoting research and the development of Cytometry applications in Africa....