The first meeting of the EPTRI Italian Node (EPTRI-IT) was held online on October 28th, 2020. The 3 hours meeting was attended by more than 60 representatives coming from the 24 Italian Institutions – members of the Node. The meeting was kicked-off by Donato Bonifazi, CEO at CVBF and Coordinator of EPTRI, who provided an… Read More »
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The 15th Annual Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia (ASCAT) Conference was held online on the 26th-31st of October 2020 together with the 1st European Sickle Cell Conference (EHA). It has been also the occasion to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of British Society for Haematology (BSH). The event was aimed to discuss the latest advances in diagnosis,… Read More »
In March 2020, the Erasmus+ program “Exchange of Good Practices for Brain Education in Europe” (Share4Brain) was kicked off with the aim to draw the attention of academics, relevant public institutions and the general public to the importance of basic and clinical research in neuroscience for better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric… Read More »
The European Commission has launched a manifesto to maximise the accessibility of research results in the fight against COVID-19. The manifesto provides guiding principles for beneficiaries of EU research grants for coronavirus prevention, testing, treatment and vaccination to ensure that their research results will be accessible for all and guarantee a return on public investment…. Read More »
The Covid-19 emergency has shown problems and necessities related both to the European Union and the world. On the occasion of the state of the Union speech, held by the president of the EU Commission von der Leyen last 16th of September, what emerged is the desire and the commitment to rebuild a stronger, innovative,… Read More »
In March 2021, NIHR Children and Young People MedTech Co-operative (NIHR CYP MedTech) and Marketing Sheffield will launch the UK’s first Child Health Technology Conference – CHT2021. CHT2021 will be broadcast online from the 2nd to the 5th of March 2021 with inspirational keynote talks, seminars, live Q&A sessions, interviews, cutting edge research updates, and… Read More »
Europe Biobank Week 2020, the largest biobanking conference in Europe, will take place between 17-20 November in a virtual format for the first time. The conference is a joint effort of ESBB and BBMRI-ERIC. Last year’s edition in Lübeck saw the largest number of abstracts submitted (over 280) and over 750 professionals came together to… Read More »
The 8th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies (EAPS 2020) will be held virtually on the 16th– 19th of October, 2020. The Congress is organised by three societies: the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) and the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) with… Read More »
Dose selection for new drug products remains a critical part of pediatric drug development. A variety of techniques have been used to predict the pediatric dose, but the prediction is generally based on no or incomplete pharmacokinetic data. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in… Read More »
From the 28th of September until the 04th of October, the 2020 Edition of the European Biotech Week will take place. In occasion of this event, EPTRI will organise the half-day webinar entitled “Biotechnology to bring innovation in the paediatric drug development” on 2nd of October, 2020. The webinar will provide the opportunity to discuss… Read More »