Shaping the future of Pandemic Preparedness

IV DURABLE ANNUAL CONSORTIUM MEETING

Dates: 28 – 30 September 2026
Location: Heineken Gebouw, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

From 28-30 September, the DURABLE consortium will gather in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the fourth and final DURABLE Annual Meeting. The event will bring together researchers, public health professionals, policymakers and project partners to reflect on four years of collaboration in strengthening pandemic preparedness across Europe.

The meeting will showcase the project’s key achievements and results, highlighting advances in outbreak preparedness, surveillance, diagnostics, modelling and collaborative response. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss how these outcomes can contribute to future research, policy and practice in pandemic preparedness.

Beyond presenting the project’s final results, the meeting offers a platform to exchange knowledge, strengthen collaborations and explore the future of sustainable preparedness beyond the lifetime of the DURABLE project.

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