[afro-nets] Call for proposals on TB diagnostics (deadline 24 July 2009)

["Daniela Pereira" <Pereira@edctp.org>]

Every year on 24 March, the world commemorates World TB Day. The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) wishes to make a contribution to mitigating the effect of this disease by announcing funding opportunities for TB researchers. A call for proposals in TB diagnostics is now open for applications.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Clinical trials, capacity building and networking in new and improved diagnostics for tuberculosis (TB)

Available funds:                    â 8,000,000*

Number of projects to fund:   2-4

Deadline of application:          24 July 2009

* We expect the EDCTP contribution of â 8,000,000 to be matched by at least an equivalent amount of cofunding from the European Member States and possibly further contributions from third parties.

Purpose of the call

The purpose of this call is to develop simpler, cheaper and more accurate TB diagnostic tool(s). The investigational product(s) should be manufactured under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Priority will be given but not limited to products that can be deployed at the Point of Care (POC).

Who can apply?

Participants in a proposal must be drawn from at least two publicly funded institutions from the EDCTP EEIG Member States and at least two sub-Saharan African institutions. Preference will be given to proposals where the project coordinator is a sub-Saharan African national based in Africa. Please note that clinical trials and activities outside of sub-Saharan Africa are outside the scope of EDCTP.

For more details on this call and how to apply, please consult the EDCTP website: http://www.edctp.org

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Daniela Pereira
mailto:Pereira@edctp.org