The DURABLE consortium brings together the top-class diagnostic and research laboratories in Europe from medical and veterinary fields, that have been drivers of emerging disease preparedness research and diagnostics for the past decades. DURABLE partners have close links to key initiatives in the clinical field, and ongoing research consortia and infrastructures for pandemic preparedness and response. DURABLE has designed a work package to map the European infectious disease networks, research consortia, and other initiatives, and their relationship to DURABLE partners. The data obtained...

Pasteur Network is organising a school on “Research management during outbreaks” at Charité in Berlin, Germany from May 14-16, 2024.The course is designed for research managers (project managers, program managers, legal professionals, etc.) and aims to provide knowledge on preparatory operational tools needed to respond to an outbreak effectively and in agreement with stakeholders. Additionally, it seeks to provide an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing research during outbreaks. The agenda for the course can be downloaded below. This course will present...

On February 7-9, the second DURABLE annual meeting took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We welcomed over 80 participants in person, with an additional 25 participants that joined online. This was a great opportunity to meet face-to-face again, share our progress and research, exchange ideas and plan the next steps in the project. The first day kicked off with an opening from Marion Koopmans (Erasmus MC), followed by a keynote lecture from Ali Mizarimi (Karolinska Institutet) where it was valuable to have the in-person presence of an SEAB member. This was followed by updates from the...

PRESS RELEASE The increased frequency and complexity of infectious diseases pose health threats that require a unified, coordinated, fast, reliable and effective response.  The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the critical importance of scientific research when responding to an emerging disease, with involvement of research and diagnostic laboratories across multiple disciplines and with a range of specific areas of expertise.