Science Interest Group on Animal Models - Kick-off Meeting (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2022-12-06 | Online
About fifteen people attended the kick-off meeting of the Scientific Interest Group (SIG) on animal models. First, all attendees introduced themselves and outlined which models they currently use in their project. Frederik Deroose, SIG Chairman, Connecting Pharma (ex-Asclepia Outsourcing Solutions), SIG Chairman and Carina Vingsbo Lundberg, SIG Leader, Statens Serum Institut introduced the Animal Models Scientific Interest Group (SIG) and its charter. Carina gave an expert talk on “Standardisation of Pneumonia Models”, which was followed by a presentation by Yojana Gadiya, Fraunhofer ITMP on the AMR Knowledge Graph, a novel data resource and innovative visualisation tool built at Fraunhofer ITMP and available to the AMR Accelerator. The second part of the meeting was focused on what this group is expecting from this SIG, and Frederik Deroose ended the meeting with a summary and outline of the next steps and action points.

Communication Training for Scientists in the AMR Accelerator (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2022-12-08 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online

GARDP Live Webinar: Influence of biological sex in infectious disease
2022-12-13 15:30 - 17:00 | Online
This live webinar includes an interactive Q&A session and will be broadcast on 13 December 2022 at 15:30 – 17:00 CET. Find your time zone here. For more information and to register please visit the website.

CARB-X Funding Rounds Q&A 2023
2023-01-19 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
Register for the 1st of 2 Q&A sessions on the upcoming CARB-X funding rounds: Webinar Registration – Zoom.
To register for the 2nd of 2 Q&A sessions please visit the site here.

AMR Communication Training for Scientists in the AMR Accelerator (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2023-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Online

Machine Learning Scientific Interest Group 2nd Meeting (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2023-01-27 11:30 - 13:00 | Online
Fourteen partners attended this second meeting of the Machine Learning (ML) Scientific Interest Group (SIG), which focused on the practical application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning methods in antimicrobial drug discovery (ADD). Artificial intelligence concerns the study and development of machines that are capable of learning and problem-solving, thus natural intelligence. A “worked example” was presented by Andrea Zaliani, Fraunhofer ITMP on the following topic: “ML analyses of in-vitro MIC data sets from CoADD initiative”. Frederik Deroose, Connecting Pharma (ex-Asclepia Outsourcing Solutions) ended the meeting with a summary and outline of the next steps and action points.

Science Interest Group on Animal Models - 2nd Meeting (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2023-01-30 | Online
About ten people attended this second meeting with the Scientific Interest Group (SIG) on animal models. As a follow up from the previous SIG meeting, this event focused on “Data Cataloging of animal infection models.”. The attendees contributed to this first version of the in vivo catalog with information about their resources and infection models being used in their project. Each participant briefly presented their current animal models. Frederik Deroose, Connecting Pharma (ex-Asclepia Outsourcing Solutions) ended the meeting with a summary and outline of the next steps and action points.

2023 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference
2023-02-01 - 2023-02-02 | Online
Please save the date for the 2023 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference. This free to attend virtual conference is organized by GARDP and BSAC in collaboration with ReACT Africa.

4th AMR Accelerator Cross-project Meeting (AMR Accelerator Members Only)
2023-03-15 | Basel Marriott Hotel, Messeplatz 25, Basel, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
The 4th AMR Accelerator Cross-project Meeting for the AMR Accelerator community, a total of 9 projects, took place on 15 Mach 2023 at the Marriott Hotel, Basel, Switzerland.
Agenda:

List of registered participants

Science Interest Group Workshop on the standardization of animal models of values for AMR (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2023-03-15 13:30 - 15:00 | Basel Marriott Hotel, Messeplatz 25, Basel, Basel, 4058, Switzerland

Hands-on Workshop: Application of Machine Learning to Antibiotic Drug Discovery (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2023-03-15 13:30 - 15:00 | Basel Marriott Hotel, Messeplatz 25, Basel, Basel, 4058, Switzerland

Science Communication Interest Group Meeting on Community Engagement (AMR Accelerator Members only)
2023-03-15 13:30 - 15:00 | Basel Marriott Hotel, Messeplatz 25, Basel, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
People affected with bacterial infections can be involved in every step of antibiotic drug development. Not only can they be receiving an antibiotic treatment that derives from research results, but they can also be contributing partners of research, and even involved in further research. During this Science Communication Interest Group meeting, we explored community engagement on three levels:
1) the right language to use when communicating with people affected by infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB);
2) involving the public in antimicrobial development research (research partners);
3) engaging with AMR-affected people as research participants.
We also discussed the experiences of members of the SCIG, listening to the following short presentations that helped frame discussions responding to project needs in terms of language guidance and good practices for communicating & engaging with AMR-affected people on all three levels.
Meeting report, including key recommendations for community engagement, available here

7th AMR Conference
2023-03-16 - 2023-03-17 | Basel Marriott Hotel, Messeplatz 25, Basel, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
Please save the date for the upcoming 7th AMR Conference 2023!
The #AMRconference is a platform for SMEs, start-ups, big pharma, academia, investors and public institutions to discuss strategies and the specific challenges faced by SMEs in bringing new antimicrobial treatments and diagnostics to the market.
To stay informed visit the website here.

4th AMR Accelerator Cross-project Joint ERA4TB-UNITE4TB webinar: Community involvement and engagement in early-stage TB research
2023-03-23 16:00 - 19:00 | Online
In commemoration of this year’s World TB Day, UNITE4TB partnered with ERA4TB to organize a webinar on the topic of community involvement and engagement in early-stage tuberculosis (TB) research.
More info here.

World TB Day
2023-03-24

UNITE4TB webinar: Expert interview on machine learning and artificial intelligence
2023-03-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
The topic of the session was machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) and how ML/AI tools are being utilized within the UNITE4TB Consortium to select, test and deliver novel combination TB regimens.
Split into two parts, the first 30 minutes of the webinar was led by Dr. Carlos Talavera-López of Helmholtz Munich (co-lead of UNITE4TB’s ML/AI work package), who gave a presentation on translating single-cell biology to novel diagnostics and treatments using AI. The second half of the webinar was dedicated to an in-depth discussion of the day’s topic and presentation, providing ample time for attendees to pose questions to the speaker.
For more information and to register, follow this link.
The webinar was organized by consortium partners, Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), with moderation by project members Raquel Duarte (ISPUP) & Christoph Lange (Research Center Borstel).

Antibiotic resistance – joint actions towards sustainable solutions: Symposium and the 2023 Göran Gustafsson Lecture in Medicine
2023-04-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Uppsala University, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
Find out more and register here.

GLG-ESCMID AMR Meeting
2023-04-14 15:00 - 18:30 | hybrid, Lisbon, Portugal
ESCMID and the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance will co-host a high-level symposia/conference free of charge on 14 April 2023, 15:00 -18:30 CEST, with the aim of strengthening the links between research, policy, and practice in order to develop sustainable solutions and a broader AMR research agenda. World leaders, policy makers, the private sector, civil society and renowned scientists, will be participating in the event.
Registration for this event is only necessary for ONSITE attendance. Learn more and register free of charge here.

33rd ECCMID 2023: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
2023-04-15 - 2023-04-18 | hybrid, Lisbon, Portugal
The 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases will take place as a hybrid event both online and in Copenhagen, Denmark on 15 – 18 April 2023. A poster from TRIC-TB will be presented.
Find out more and register here.

IMI impact on early career researchers
2023-04-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
This online event will showcase how working in public-private partnerships like IMI projects can boost the professional development of early career researchers.
More information here.

RBA Initiative Antimicrobial Resistance Webinar
2023-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Online

UNITE4TB Symposium 2023
2023-04-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Hotel Van der Valk, Nijmegen – Lent
Click here for more information.

ESPID 2023
2023-05-08 - 2023-05-12 | hybrid, Lisbon, Portugal
You are invited to the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Lisbon & Online, 8-12 May 2023. Join researchers and specialists from Europe and around the world, who are dedicated to researching, treating and preventing infectious diseases in children.
Find out more and register here.

UNITE4TB webinar: Expert interview on biomarkers in TB clinical trials
2023-06-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
More information here.

Population Approach Group Europe: PAGE 2023
2023-06-27 - 2023-06-30 | A Coruña, Spain, A Coruña, Spain
PAGE represents a community with a shared interest in data analysis using the population approach. It is a not-for-profit organisation (company limited by guarantee) with registered office in England and Wales.
A meeting is held in June each year at a different European location. PAGE 2023 will take place over a period of four days between 27 June to 30 June 2023, in A Coruña, Spain.
Find out more here.

19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP2023)
2023-07-02 - 2023-07-07 | Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Our partners ERA4TB will be organising a session.
More information and registration details here.

The Tuberculosis Drug Discovery and Development GRC
2023-07-23 - 2023-07-28 | Rey Don Jaime Grand Hotel, Avinguda de l'Hotel | 22 Castelldefels, Castelldefels, 08860, Spain
The ERA4TB project will host a session on lysyl transfer RNA synthetase as a novel drug target for tuberculosis. In addition, their scientific leader, Stewart Cole, Institut Pasteur will provide a keynote in the session “Applying New Technologies and Recent Learnings From TB Drug Discovery and Development, Towards Next Generation Treatments.”
Find out more here.

SCIG Workshop on SWOT Analysis Results for AMR Accelerator Communications and Disseminations (AMR Accelerator Members Only)
2023-09-04 14:30 - 16:00 | Online

GARDP REVIVE webinar: Starting an antibacterial drug discovery screening programme
2023-09-05 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
The webinar was done in collaboration with CC4CARB – the Chemistry Center for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, and moderated by COMBINE Data Management Leader, Phil Gribbon, Fraunhofer ITMP.

World AMR Congress 2023
2023-09-07 - 2023-09-08 | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, PA, United States
Since 2015, the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress has been the go-to conference globally for all stakeholders in the AMR space to meet, brainstorm ideas and formulate initiatives that can effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Join the World AMR Congress and get full access to the Disease Prevention & Control Summit co-located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on September 7-8.
More info here.
