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ABCM: Strengthening Madagascar's public health system (Duration: 2023-2025)
The ABCM (‘Assessing and Building Capacities Madagascar Public Health System’) project supports Madagascar's health system in assessing and strengthening its own public health sector. In particular, a national reference laboratory is to be set up to expand the country's own diagnostic capacities. …
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BIOCHEM-PSA: Disinfection of protective materials (Duration: 2025-2027)
In the BIOCHEM-PSA project, disinfectants will be tested for their ability to inactivate both bacterial pathogens and chemical hazardous substances. These experiments will be carried out on different protective suit materials and evidence collection bags, and will take into account factors such as …
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COUNTERACT: Medical Counter Measures against CBRN (Duration: 2022-2026)
The "European agile network for medical COUNTERmeasures Against CBRN Threats" (COUNTERACT) project is about developing medical countermeasures (MCMs) against major CBRN threats and deploying them when necessary. To this end, COUNTERACT brings together numerous European partners to form a robust and …
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EURL-PH-HEZB: EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health (Duration: 2025-2031)
The EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health in the area of ‘High-risk, emerging and zoonotic bacterial pathogens’ (EURL-PH-HEZB) deals with known and emerging zoonotic bacterial pathogens. The EURL-PH-HEZB is one of six newly established EU reference laboratories for public health (EURLs). The aim …
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German Biosecurity Programme (Duration: 2013-2025)
The German Federal Foreign Office's Biosecurity Programme aims to prevent the misuse of pathogens and toxins, reduce the availability and spread of dangerous pathogens, and strengthen the national health capacities of partnered countries. The program consists of several individual projects that are …
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GETRIB: Reducing water germs in drinking water pipes (Duration: 2023-2026)
The GETRIB project analyses the interaction of biofilms in drinking water pipes with human pathogenic germs that have been introduced. In addition, the project will investigate which disinfection methods can reliably kill these pathogens and to what extent this is impeded by existing biofilms.
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DryLab (UNSGM project) (Duration: 2021-2024)
In order to support the Secretary-General's Mechanism (UNSGM), the bioinformatics skills of laboratories are to be trained and expanded. To this end, bioinformatic data sets will be provided as part of a "dry lab" EQAE, which will be analyzed and characterized by the participating laboratories with …
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EFFO-CoE: Center of Excellence for HCID in Rwanda (Duration: 2021-2024)
The EFFO - CoE ("Center of Excellence") project strengthens the clinical management of High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID) in Rwanda. To this end, Rwanda's first special isolation station (SIS) is being set up and a suitable training program for Rwandan healthcare staff is being established. …
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EVAg: European Virus Archive (Duration: 2020-2024)
As part of the "European Virus Archive Global" (EVAg) project, the EVA was developed into an international non-profit organization. With the participation of the RKI, the laboratories involved in the project organize the production, distribution, characterization and preservation of biological …
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IDEAnet: Network for the identification of emerging pathogens in Sri Lanka (Duration: 2023-2025, follows "IDEA" 2017-2022)
The IDEAnet project strengthens the diagnostic capacities for human pathogenic viruses in Sri Lanka. Measures are being developed to prevent outbreaks of highly pathogenic viruses and other pathogens in Sri Lanka. This includes in particular the establishment of a laboratory network to promote …
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ImpliBoNT: Implementation of an animal test replacement method for botulism diagnostics (Duration: 2023-2026)
The project "Implementation of a routine animal test replacement method for botulism diagnostics" (ImpliBoNT) aims to create acceptance for an innovative animal replacement method for botulinum neurotoxin diagnostics developed in preliminary projects. The project focuses on practical training …
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InvOrigSmallPoxVac (Duration: 2020-2024)
The project aims to sequence and analyze historical Variola vaccines (~1890 - 1976). The origin and evolution of the vaccinia virus, which was used for the worldwide eradication campaign, is still unknown.
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ISO-BT: Bioterror diagnostics (Duration: 2023-2025)
In the ISO-BT project, an isothermal amplification sequencing method is being implemented and evaluated using bioterror diagnostics as a model.
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MEBBI 1-3: Management of contaminated attack sites (Duration: since 2017)
In several successive research projects, German health and security authorities are developing a concept for the management of biologically contaminated attack sites under the coordination of the RKI. As it is not only a question of identifying the perpetrators but also of protecting the health of …
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PLANT: Coping with bioterrorist threats from ricin and abrin (Duration: 2021-2024)
The Franco-German joint project PLANT (Priority to threats posed by plant toxins: management, detection, forensics and therapeutics in a bioterrorism incident taken to the next level) aims to develop tools for the optimal management of the challenges associated with an attack involving the plant …
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RefBIO (UNSGM project) (Duration: 2017-2024)
The RefBIO project supports the laboratories nominated around the world by the UN member states for the Secretary-General's Mechanism (UNSGM) to prepare for diagnosis related to a biological attack. For example, RefBio offers laboratories the opportunity to train and develop their diagnostic skills …
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SPOT: Detecting and combating zoonotic disease outbreaks in Tunisia (Duration: 2023-2025)
Using a One Health concept, the SPOT project aims to strengthen Tunisia and its neighboring countries in their ability to quickly identify and combat potential future zoonotic outbreaks. To this end, innovative data on the occurrence and spread of zoonotic viruses in Tunisia and neighboring …
