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ProgrammesApplications are open for the EDCTP Prizes 2027 until 2 September 2026 . The EDCTP Prizes celebrate excellence in research addressing infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and recognise strong contributions to strengthening clinical research capacity and fostering equitable South-South and North-South collaboration.
The 2027 edition will award four prize categories, highlighting excellence in scientific leadership, collaborative team research, and gender-balanced scientific contribution.
More information, including on how to apply on the EDCTP3 website. Winners will be announced during the EDCTP Forum 2027, which will take place from 5-9 April 2027 in Madrid, Spain.
Background: Global Health European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) is a European and African partnership working to improve health through research and development.
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The Miricle project, ‘Mine Risk Clearance for Europe’, obtained funding under the European Defence Industrial Development programme call ‘Underwater control contributing to resilience at sea’. The main objective of the project was to achieve a European and sovereign capacity in future mine warfare and create a path for the next generation ‘made in Europe’ countermeasure solutions. In order to realise this objective, Miricle addressed various stages: studies, design, prototyping and testing. These stages inter alia included the successful testing of an XL Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, a protototyped mine disposal system and multiple innovative systems to detect buried mines. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), was one of the five Belgian partners in the consortium. Within the project, VLIZ was able to forward its research on the acoustic imaging of the seabed to spatially map and visualize buried structures and objects - in this case buried mines - in the highest possible detail. VLIZ also led the work on ‘Port and Offshore Testing’, building on the expertise of the institute in the field of marine operations and technology.
