TB Vaccine symposium Madrid, 17-18 October 2011

TBVI, together with the University of Zaragoza and the Fundacion Ramon Areces organized an internationl symposium 'New TB vaccines for the future' in Madrid, Spain, on October 17 and 18, 2011.  Here is an overview of symposium material and news releases.

Invitation to the symposium

Programme and abstract book of the symposium

Video statement of Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal and UN special envoy to stop TB, at the opening of the symposium.

Press conference:
On 17 October a press conference was organised with the following presentations:
Jelle Thole, director TBVI, explained why TBVI developed a new financial guarantee plan. You can find the text of the presentation here.
TBVI's Joris Vandeputte explained the newdeveloped funding mechanism. Here is the text of his explanation.

In the media: 

  • "Vacunas contra la tuberculosis: una solución para hacer frente a varios problemas", por Jorge Sampaio, Europapress, El Economista Translated by google: "Vaccines against tuberculosis: a solution to address several problems," by Jorge Sampaio link
  • Vacuna de la tuberculosis: una visión económica, Cinco Dias
    Translated by google: Tuberculosis vaccine: an economic vision, Jorge Sampaio link 
  • Nuevas estrategias vacunales para la erradicacióndela TB, Diario Medico
  • Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative propone a la UE una nueva fórmula para financiar con créditos la busca de nuevas vacunas,  Europapress, Medicinatv, Telecinco, Periodista digital, English translation via google translate
  • Se piden fondos para pagar la vacuna contra la tuberculosis Republia, translatedby google: Funds are requested to pay for the vaccine against tuberculosis  link
  • Carlos Martín: "No se puede bajar la guardia ante las enfermedades infecciosas" El Cultural. Translated by google: Carlos Martín: "You can not lower our guard against infectious diseases" link
  • Científicos recurren a un crédito para dar con la vacuna de la tuberculosis ADN, Noticias, translated by google: Scientists rely on credit to give the tuberculosis vaccine link
  • Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative proposes the EU a new formula for financing credits the search for new vaccines Health and Medicine News
  • Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative propone a la UE una nueva fórmula para financiar con créditos la busca de nuevas vacunas, Periodico
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