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FNRS of Belgium joins first call

Jan 28, 2014

Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) of French-speaking Belgium has joined the first JPIAMR transnational call and is making at least €0,2 million available. Belgium was represented from before by Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).

Call Open!

Jan 27, 2014

Call Open!

Strategic Public Agenda Published!

Jan 27, 2014

The Strategic Research Agenda has now been published. The core of the agenda is the identification and description of six priority topics (Priority Topic table): A. Development of novel antibiotics and alternatives for antibiotics – from  basic research to the market. B. Design strategies to improve treatment and prevention of infections by developing new diagnostics. C. Standardisation and extension […]

Antimicrobial Resistance Conference Report available online.

Jan 22, 2014

The report of the conference on Antimicrobial Resistance – Incentivizing Change Towards a Global Solution organized by Chatham House and the Centre on Global Health Security is now available online. Key aims that were addressed: What new efforts by governments and stakeholders in the developing and developed world are needed for global antimicrobial conservation? What obstacles […]

Turkey joins first call!

Jan 13, 2014

The first joint call features participation of 14 member countries, including newest addition Turkey.

Strategic Research Agenda adopted

Dec 18, 2013

The management board has accepted the final SRA draft as the official SRA of JPIAMR. After several years of work and a very intensive 2013, the SRA is now finalized and will be made public in early 2014. The final version considers all the comments and input from the autumn public and national consultations and […]

The European Commission convenes high-level conference to take stock on anti-microbial resistance in Europe

Dec 11, 2013

A conference organised by the European Commission on the European antimicrobial resistance (AMR) five year action plan and its future challenges is taking place in Brussels on 11 December 2013. The conference provides a platform to discuss this action plan at the mid-stage of its implementation, looking at the issue both from a human health […]

First call participating countries

Dec 10, 2013

The participating countries of the first JPIAMR call have been published in the Pre-Call Announcement page. The call opens on January 27.

Report on the global state of antiobiotic resistance. Read more

Dec 3, 2013

The Lancet Infectious Diseases released this week a report on the global state of antibiotic resistance, co-authored by CDDEP Director Ramanan Laxminarayan.

News on drug resistance and other topics in global health. Read it online

Dec 3, 2013

The Lancet Infectious Diseases released this week a report on the global state of antibiotic resistance, co-authored by CDDEP Director Ramanan Laxminarayan.