The Clinical Research Initiative for Global Health

Supporting international collaboration on clinical research

CRIGH aims to optimise clinical research programmes, develop global standards on clinical research, promote the take-up of innovative methodology and technologies, and encourage international cooperation to rapidly and efficiently respond to global health challenges

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Recommendations for promoting international multi‐site clinical trials—from a viewpoint of ethics review

This paper presents the findings of a survey to understand differences in ethics review systems, and recommends ways to overcome obstacles and facilitate ethical, international, collaborative health research and clinical trials.

This work was led by the CRIGH Research Bioethics project, co-chaired by the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), National Cancer Center Japan, and National Institutes of Health.

Money & Microbes: Strengthening clinical research capacity to prevent epidemics

This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent.

Improving the normalization of complex interventions: part 2 - validation of the NoMAD instrument for assessing implementation work based on normalization process theory (NPT)

Understanding and measuring implementation processes is a key challenge for implementation
researchers. This study draws on Normalization Process Theory (NPT) to develop an instrument that can be applied to assess, monitor or measure factors likely to affect normalization from the perspective of implementation participants.

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ICRI 2024

July 29, 2024

ICRI 2024 Brisbane The International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) is the major professional forum for the global research infrastructure community and brings together policymakers, research institution leaders, facility operators, users and researchers, to discuss pressing topics of interest, trends and challenges facing research infrastructures around the world. The 2024 edition will be delivered by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and is held in Brisbane. ICRI 2024 will explore trends, challenges, and opportunities in research infrastructures globally.

More information on the ICRI 2024 website here.

World Orphan Drug Congress 2024

July 28, 2024

World Orphan Drug Congress 2024 Barcelona The World Orphan Drug Congress Europe is the largest and most established orphan drug & rare disease event worldwide. Meet over 2000 attendees, hear from 250 leading speakers, and connect with 130 exhibitors as we bring together experts from the start-to-finish of orphan drugs. From regulation and policy to global pricing and gene therapy, the Congress has it covered.

Attendees include the most senior individuals across the industry, including; R&D, Gene Therapy and Rare diseases, Precision/Personalised Medicine, Genetic Disorders, Patient Advocacy and Engagement, Associations in ATMPs, Investors, Regulatory Affairs Professionals, Governmental Bodies and many more …

Conference: Covering cell and gene therapy, genetic testing, market access, real world evidence, orphan drugs policy and much more.
Exhibition: 100+ leading solution providers from across the globe, featuring new ways of thinking and novel partnerships to generate solutions.
Networking: Networking is at the heart of World Orphan Drug Congress. Our congress allows you to connect directly with thousands of pharma experts across 3 days of built-in 1-2-1 networking.

Join the World Orphan Drug Congress between 22-25th October 2024 in Barcelona!

More info and registration via the website.

Events

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International Clinical Trials Day 2024

23/05/2024

International Clinical Trials Day 2024 ICTD commemorates the start of the landmark clinical trial, led by James Lind on sailors with scurvy, 20 May 1747. Acknowledging its foundational role in shaping contemporary clinical research, ECRIN annually honors this milestone, addressing a new topic in clinical research every year around this significant date.

This year's topic: Data Centric Clinical Research.

With the data revolution playing an increasing role in all aspects of clinical research this year we will focus on some of the impacts, benefits and challenges of the rise of data and technology. Different stakeholders from the community will share their experiences on topics ranging from the integration of the new technical assets, eHealth, data science, the data protection legislation and collaboration of academia and industry, among others.

ICTD this year will be a hybrid event, direct from Thessaloniki, that will run from 9:00 to 5:30 CEST. This event is free and welcomes participants both onsite and online.

More information via the ECRIN website.

EU-Africa PerMed Summer School

21/05/2024 - 23/05/2024

Eu-Africe Personalised Medicine The Second EU-Africa PerMed Summer School will take place on May 21-23 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. This year's edition focuses on implementing personalised medicine in various fields, with the goal to equip participants with skills to support personalised medicine and research network creation.

The Summer School is open to 35 junior researchers, policymakers, and healthcare workers from EU and African countries who will be evaluated and admitted on a competitive basis. At least 6 participants will be selected to receive a travel and accommodation grant. Participation in this training event is free of cost.

More information on this Summer School in personalised medicine can be found at the dedicated webpage https://www.euafrica-permed.eu/2nd-eu-africa-permed-summer-school/