PDPC Congress

Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
Time: 09.00 – 18.00
Location: De Doelen, Rotterdam – The Netherlands

This year’s congress will bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other experts in the field, to discuss how we can best prepare ourselves for future pandemics and disasters.

Register here: https://convergence.nl/event/4th-edition-of-the-pandemic-disaster-preparedness-congress/

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August 4, 2026

DURABLE experts present new insights into hantavirus outbreak responseWP11 meeting – Focus on Vector-Borne Diseases

Three presentations highlighted the latest DURABLE WP11 meeting, showcasing how international collaboration contributed to understanding and responding to the recent Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to an expedition cruise ship. This outbreak also gave the opportunity to learn from what you need to do when there is an international outbreak. Outbreaks in that sence are a […]

July 13, 2026

ERC Advanced Grant for prof. Johan Neyts

Image: © University of Melbourne – Josefina Vargas Professor Johan Neyts of the KU Leuven in Belgium was awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for his groundbreaking project, titled ANTIVIRMAP (Discovery of druggable antiviral targets and replication mechanisms across viral families through chemical probing). “Viruses, known or yet to emerge, will always […]

July 13, 2026

Shaping the future of Pandemic Preparedness

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July 10, 2026

4th International Conference on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Please attend the 4th International Conference on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, which will be held at the Makedonia Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece, 5 -7 October 2026. The conference will provide a space to meet, report and discuss the latest trends and advances in all aspects of the virus and the disease. The event will offer […]

June 26, 2026

DURABLE: power of collaborative diagnostic preparedness

During the latest DURABLE meeting on Friday June 19, participants discussed how the network has recently supported the rapid evaluation of diagnostic assays for emerging pathogens, illustrating the value of close collaboration between academic laboratories, reference centres and public health organisations. The meeting showcased how expertise from across the DURABLE consortium can be mobilised within […]

June 19, 2026

Durable meeting WP11 – June 2026

On Friday June5 2026, the WP11 network of Durable held its June meeting, bringing together experts from across Europe to discuss ongoing research on outbreaks of respiratory viruses. This time there was room for two extensive presentations: one from Delphine Planas from INSERM – IAME and Institut Pasteur from France and a presentation by from […]