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The JPIAMR Invitational Conference to discuss the strategic research agenda (SRA) was held in Geneva on May 27 and 28. Members from the management board, scientific advisory board and stakeholder advisory board, as well as additional experts, met for group and plenary discussions. The constructive discussions have provided the SRA writers with a wealth of […]

An invitational conference will be held in Geneva on May 27-28.The main discussion topic will be the latest draft of the strategic research agenda (SRA). All members of the management board, the scientific advisory board and the stakeholder advisory board are invited, along with some additional experts.

Stakeholder involvement will be crucial for the process of first developing and then implementing a strategic research agenda (SRA). A first stakeholder advisory board (SHAB) meeting was held at the Romanian Office for Science and Technology in Brussels on April 18 with representatives from Action on Antibiotic Resistance (ReACT), European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations […]

In the February issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases Herman Goossens, chairman of JPIAMR’s scientific advisory board, comments on “The Chennai Declaration—a roadmap to tackle the challenges of antimicrobial resistance in India”. See also:The Chennai Declaration (Indian Journal of Cancer)

The Innovative Medicins Initiative (IMI) launched its 8th call for proposals.Topics included under the IMI programme “Combating Antibiotic Resistance: New Drugs for Bad Bugs” are: Topic 1C: Innovative Trial Design & Clinical Development Topic 3: Discovery and development of new drugs combating Gram – negative infections Dealine for submitting a proposal is 19 March 2013. Link: […]

The Swedish government allocates a total of SEK 265 million over four years for research on infection and antibiotics. The initiative was announced in the Research and Innovation bill of 2013, outlining the Swedish government’s research policy and funding for 2013-2016. In the bill, the Swedish government further states that: “To strengthen the international competitiveness of Swedish research, […]

A two-day conference on the results and experience coming from joint programming activities to date will take place in Dublin February 28–March 1, 2013. The conference is organised within the realms of the Irish presidency and is excpected to attract 300-500 participants. Conclusions drawn from the conference will be used to progress the ERA and the […]