A new Paediatric Research Infrastructure (RI) is about to enter into the European scenario of the Paediatric Research. The European Paediatric Translational Research Infrastructure (EPTRI), in fact, was funded within the H2020 – INFRADEV – 01 – 2017 programme and has recently kicked-off its activities. This new RI has been designed
The General Assembly of TEDDY, held in Rome on 14th January 2018, has provided the occasion to meet the representatives of the current European Paediatric Networks, in which TEDDY is involved, thus giving the possibility to discuss the recent strategies of cooperation in paediatric research. The presence and the cooperation of coordinated and specialized Networks,
In 2017, TEDDY has assumed a legal status to be fully represented and consolidated in the paediatric research community framework, to actively take part in new EU projects and to have a well-identified role. TEDDY Network, funded in 2005 as a Network of Excellence within the European Union Sixth Framework Programme, was further renewed at
The General Assembly of TEDDY – European Network of Excellence for Paediatric Clinical Research took place on January 14th, 2018 in Rome (Italy). The meeting, entitled “A new phase for paediatric clinical research: a play role for TEDDY?”, provided an update on the achievements reached by the Network over the last years and represented an
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) collaborates with a large number of patients, consumers and their organisations on aspects such as information on medicines, consultation on product-specific issues and participation in workshops and meetings. These patient and consumer experts provide the Agency with up-to-date, real life experience of living with a disease or the use of
In October 2017, the European Reference Network for rare diseases of the respiratory system (ERN-LUNG) won the competition for a grant from the European Union to establish registries of patient data and make them fully interoperable with the already existing registries. ERN-LUNG represents the network of European healthcare providers dedicated to ensuring and promoting excellence
The e-learning “ICH-Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training Course”, promoted by Consorzio per Valutazioni Biologiche e Farmacologiche in the framework of the GAPP project, is available free of charge at the following link: www.gcptraining.cvbf.net. The course meets the Minimum Criteria for ICH GCP Investigator Site Personnel Training identified as necessary to enable mutual recognition of GCP training among trial sponsors
The last press release published by EMA (European Medicines Agency) on December 15th, 2017, reports some important highlights from the Management Board meeting about Brexit preparation and the adoption of the work programme for 2018. EMA now has just over 15 months to prepare for the move and take up its new seat in Amsterdam
On October 17th, 2017, the Parliamentary Advocates for Rare Diseases, a network of European and national members of Parliament advocating to improve the lives of people living with a rare disease, was launched by EURORDIS, the European Organization for Rare Diseases, in occasion of the event “Juggling Care and Daily Life: the Balancing Act of
From 7th to 10th March 2018, the International Congress on Research of Rare and Orphan Diseases will take place at the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna, Italy and will bring together world leaders and young scientist, who will share and discuss the results of their studies and cutting-edge research. It will be an occasion to