Personalised medecine: EU AFRICA PerMed online information day

During a dedicated webinar on the 1st and 13th of December 2021, the Project Coordinator will present the EU-Africa PerMed project, its objectives, planned activities and expected results. The French National Research Agency (ANR) is participating in the new EU-Africa PerMed project funded by the European Commission's H2020 framework programme. The project seeks to develop international collaborations and identifying future actions in personalised medicine to be established between Africa and Europe. The objective is to build a lasting relationship between these two continents in terms of research, development, innovation and implementation for a better integration of the African needs in the international agenda for personalised medicine.

It is thought of as a warm-up event prior to the 1^st stakeholder workshop that will take place in Kenya on the 9th and 10th of February 2022.Together with the presentation of the project by the project coordinators, we will have the participation of the European Commission, Directorate-General of Research and Innovation, funders of the project and a short presentation of the International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (ICPerMed).

Two 1-hour sessions are planned:

• 1^st December 2021 at 11:00 am (CET) – in English
• 13^th December 2021 at 11:00 am (CET) – in French

Agenda:

• 11:00-11:10  Opening of the webinar
• 11:10-11:20  Welcome from the European Commission
• 11:20-11:35  The EU-Africa PerMed project
• 11:35-11:45  The ICPerMed consortium
• 11:45-11:55  Q&A / Discussion
• 11:55-12:00  Closing remarks