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EPTRI is a pan-European research infrastructure that connects specialised research units across Europe and beyond to strengthen and advance the paediatric research ecosystem.
Through integrated, end-to-end research services, EPTRI bridges the gap between scientific discovery and real-world application, accelerating the development of innovative health solutions for children.
VISION
To increase knowledge on children growth and ontogeny characteristics relevant for the identification of novel therapies dedicated to children and to provide services for their development
MISSION
To implement competences, research strategies, access to key technologies, standardised models, and analytical tools and to offer to public and private stakeholders qualified basic, preclinical and translational research services covering paediatric medicines discovery and development
OPEN CALL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAEDIATRIC AND ORPHAN MEDICAL DEVICES
OrphaDev4kids invites academics and individual researchers, startups and industrial players, organizations from diverse settings, and patient-led developers, to request for supporting services both for new device development and for the adaptation of existing products for the orphan and paediatric populations. More info here
PAEDIATRIC MANIFESTO
To promote the inclusion of Paediatric Research topics in the EU Agenda
EPTRI Podcast
A series of podcasts to present EPTRI, its mission, and main research services.
EPTRI Toolkit
On Basic and Translational Paediatric Research for Patients and Families
Events
EPTRI General Assembly & Scientific Meeting
EPTRI is happy to announce its General Assembly and Scientific Meeting that will be held on 28 to 29 of July in Warsaw, Poland, at the premises of our member, Children’s Memorial Health Institute (CMHI)
Latest News
Interview with the expert – ATMPs as Therapy Options in Europe
Based on the current political developments in Europe and the formulation of a National Strategy for Rare Diseases there is a need to provide...
ENVI POSITION FOR THE NEW PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION: WHAT’S NEW FOR PAEDIATRICS?
On 19 March, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), as the committee responsible for the procedure, adopted its...
Establishment of EPTRI AISBL as a legal entity
We are very happy to announce that incorporated in the form of an Association International Sans But Lucrative (AISBL). The approval was granted...
Performances
EU and non-EU Countries
Members
Contacts:
European Paediatric Transnational Research Infrastructure
Herestraat 49, Box 611, University of Leuven
3000 Leuven (Belgium)
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