The Pediatric Healthcare Innovation Summit (PHIS) 2025, organized by the International Society for Pediatric Innovation (iSPI), Georgia Tech, and the FDA’s Pediatric Device Consortia, will be held from Nov 05 - 06, 2025 at Science Square Labs, The historic Academy of...
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XVII Foresight Training Course – From Research to Access: How does Europe Speed up the Availability of Medicines for Unmet Needs?
The XVII Foresight Training Course will be held online on 3-4 November 2025. The training course is supported by EPTRI and organised by its member Gianni Benzi Pharmacological Research Foundation. It will focus on the current status and advancements of clinical...
World Orphan Drug Congress – advancing rare disease therapy development
The largest and most established orphan drug & rare disease meeting – The World Orphan Drug Congress – will be held on 27 – 29 October, at RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam. EPTRI will present a poster during the Congress to showcase EPTRI Thematic Research...
Research Infrastructures – Advancing medical device development in paediatrics
We are excited to participate in the EFGCP “Better Medicines for Children” Conference, being held on October 21-22, in Amsterdam. This year's conference focuses on “Innovation in paediatric drug development as a driver for change”. The conference will bring together...
Implementation of Life Science Strategy – an urgent need to boost research in the EU
The delay in the implementation of the Life Science Strategy represents a barrier to Europe’s trial eco-system and affects the health of European citizens, particularly small populations such as paediatric and people living with orphan diseases. A report supported...
ATMPs: Gateway to European Global Leadership
Our board member, Giovanni Migliaccio, representing EPTRI in TRANSFORM Alliance, has participated in the ATMPs: Gateway to European Global Leadership, an informal roundtable on the Pharmaceutical Package and forthcoming biotech legislation, held online on July 16th. ...
EPTRI new members – strengthening paediatric research infrastructure
We are excited to share EPTRI’s two new members, one patient organisation and a public biomedical research organisation. Duchenne Data Foundation (DDF) works in collaboration with the World Duchenne Organization (WDO) to achieve the best possible outcomes for the...
EPTRI Open Call for Paediatric Service Requests
EPTRI is strengthening its research infrastructure by applying to the “Research infrastructure services to enable R&I addressing main challenges and EU priorities related to the health domain” (HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-SERV-01) call. EPTRI’s application to this...
OrphaDev4Kids General Assembly – Open call for paediatric medical device development
The past 5th of June, the OrphaDev4Kids Project held its second General Assembly. This event, hosted by one of the Project’s partners, the Medical University of Graz in Austria, counted with the presence of Project members and clinical experts. The OrphaDev4Kids...
EU Health Coalition roundtable: Accelerating clinical trials for a stronger, healthier Europe
The past 19th of June, the EU Health Coalition roundtable entitled “Accelerating clinical trials for a stronger, healthier Europe” was held at the University Foundation in Brussels, Belgium. This plenary meeting, dedicated to exploring how the clinical trials...