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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 2d

👋The #Vax2Muc consortium is meeting in Prague!

Our agenda is packed with progress sharing & planning of next steps in developing #MucosalVaccines against diseases caused by mucosal pathogens colonising the gastrointestinal tract.

Explore the project: www.vax2muc.eu

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 6d

✅ A new milestone in the #MARCSEAfrica work on strengthening regional collaboration in the fight against #AntimalarialDrugResistance.

Read about the recent policy forum that brought together key stakeholders from East and Southern Africa➡️ tinyurl.com/4af23ene

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MARC SE-Africa co-hosts a policy forum on tackling antimalarial drug resistance in East and Southern Africa — MARC SE-Africa

On 15 September, the RBM Partnership to end malaria, MARC SE-Africa, and the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme policy unit convened a policy dialogue on tackling antimalarial drug resistanc...

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 8d

🚨New project publication🚨

In a new study, our @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social -funded #GenPathAfrica consortium traced Malawi’s 2022–2023 cholera outbreak to bacteria from Pakistan - showing how travel and climate-driven floods can fuel epidemics.

Read more👉 tinyurl.com/mvr58dwv

Publication Highlight: Genomic surveillance of climate-amplified cholera outbreak, Malawi, 2022-2023 — GenPath Africa

A recent study by our GenPath Africa colleagues Tulio de Oliveira, Cheryl Baxter, Eduan Wilkinson and Abhinav Sharma at Stellenbosch University (SU) traced Malawi’s 2022–2023 cholera outbreak to bacte...

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 12d

Tonight is #EuropeanResearchersNight! 🥼🧪

The #EuropeanCorner of the Catalonian Researchers' Night website is featuring posters highlighting the work done by EU-funded projects, including #WORMVACS & #PROTECTnetwork.

Explore on the #NitEuropeaDeLaRecerca website➡️ tinyurl.com/55cykz9m

#Science4EU

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 13d

✨ ComBac-Africa at #UNGA80 Science Summit 2025!

In a session hosted by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, the #ComBacAfrica project shared its mission to fight #AMR by strengthening diagnostics, access to antibiotics & driving innovation through global partnerships.

Read more➡️ tinyurl.com/58xvpyh9

ComBac-Africa showcases fight against AMR at UNGA80 Science Summit 2025 — ComBac-Africa

On 25 September 2025, ComBac-Africa’s coordinator Prof Sören Becker and scientific lead Prof Aaron Aboderin presented the project’s mission to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in sub-Saharan Afri...

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 22d

🌍Looking back at the IMPRINT Network Meeting!

On 11-12 September, the #IMPRINTnetwork came together for our full network meeting in South Africa to reflect on the state of maternal immunisation research & celebrate 8 years of collaboration.

Check out the article to learn more👉 tinyurl.com/42xsndy8

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 23d

🪱What are the effects of worm infections on human health?
🌿Can plants help us develop vaccines?

Here are some of the answers the #WORMVACS team presented at last week’s Hydra #Helminth Conference➡️ tinyurl.com/3ezyn8ta

#BeatNTDs #HaDEA @ec.europa.eu

The wonder of worms and plants: WORMVACS2.0 at the Hydra Helminth Conference — WORMVACS2.0

Between 7 and 12 September 2025, parasitic worm researchers gathered in Hydra, Greece, for this year’s Helminth Conference. Researchers from the WORMVACS2.0 consortium also participated and contribute...

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · 26d

🌍 The IMPRINT Network is meeting in South Africa!

Day 1 brought together global experts to discuss:

🤰🏾 Advances in maternal & infant immunity
💉 Challenges in maternal vaccine rollout
✨ Innovative public engagement

Learn more about the #IMPRINTnetwork ➡️ www.imprint-network.co.uk

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚀 In July 2025, members of our @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social-funded #GenPathAfrica project hosted two hands-on trainings to strengthen genomic capacity in Africa:

🔬 TB Genomics Bioinformatics in South Africa
🧬 Pathogen Sequencing in Mozambique

Read more👉 tinyurl.com/sxw7bc3h

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎥 Recordings now available!

The #IMPRINTnetwork recently supported a CIVIS course on Maternal & Neonatal Vaccination - covering immunobiology, clinical trial design, ethics, vaccine confidence and more.

You can now find the online lectures on the IMPRINT website 👉 tinyurl.com/curfz2pk

Imprint Network - Available now: Recordings of IMPRINT-supported CIVIS course on maternal and neonatal vaccination

IMPRINT recently supported a new CIVIS course on “Maternal and Neonatal Vaccination.” Recordings of the lecture series are now available on the IMPRINT website.

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Sep 1

📲 After mapping the use of electronic health records in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Uganda, the #PROTECTnetwork is supporting hospitals in developing pregnancy registries.

Here's how this will increase capacity to conduct vaccine trials➡️ youtu.be/CzB3W_Rrz-Y

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Gordon Rukundo, MU-JHU | PROTECT project

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Aug 13

🤰💉Do you have questions about vaccinations during pregnancy? The #IMPRINTnetwork is proud to endorse the @britsocimm.bsky.social‬ new guide - clear, evidence-based advice to help you make informed choices for you and your baby.

Check out our website for the guide and more 👉 tinyurl.com/5yveukus

Imprint Network - Trusted advice for parents-to-be: IMPRINT endorses new guide to vaccinations during pregnancy

IMPRINT has endorsed a new guide to vaccinations during pregnancy from the British Society for Immunology, designed to provide expectant parents with clear, evidence-based informat

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Aug 12

💊 🦟 What is the role of pharmaceutical and regulatory bodies in addressing the growing threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa?

Join the discussion at the next #MARCSEAfrica webinar!

Register here➡️ tinyurl.com/bddnb7sp

#EDCTP3 @ec.europa.eu

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Aug 8

💉What is the current state of #MucosalVaccine research?

📝 As part of our #Vax2Muc project, researchers are busy developing a #HelicobacterPylori vaccine candidate & have recently shared some of the results➡️ tinyurl.com/mtwnx9x7

#HaDEA @ec.europa.eu

Vax2Muc research highlights: from nanoparticles to preclinical models — Vax2Muc

Two years into the Vax2Muc project, results are starting to emerge, and the researchers are busy presenting their findings at scientific conferences. This year, three posters have been presented so fa...

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 Excited to share that the #IMPRINTnetwork recently hosted two expert-led webinars for our members, offering in-depth, hands-on training in #ScienceCommunication and #GrantWriting!

Check out our website to learn more➡️ tinyurl.com/5n6apee2

Imprint Network - Empowering IMPRINT Network members through science communication and grant writing webinars

IMPRINT recently hosted two webinars for its network members, providing expert-led, practical training in science communication and grant writing.

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨New project publication🚨

📰 A study protocol by our #EDCTP3 funded #MARCSEAfrica project helps researchers answer the question:

🦟 "How are the Kelch13 gene mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum driving the growing #AntimalarialResistance?"

Read more➡️ tinyurl.com/bdaw882c

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jul 16

Are you working on the topic of drug-resistant #malaria in Africa?

Join the #MARCSEAfrica webinar to learn about the antimalarial resistance dashboard - a digital tool for exploring the latest malaria data.

Register here➡️ tinyurl.com/3w4kyw7r

#EDCTP3 @ec.europa.eu

REGISTER NOW: MARC SE-Africa webinar on harnessing malaria data for action — MARC SE-Africa

Join the webinar to learn about the MARC SE-Africa antimalarial dashboard and how it aggregates and visualises real-time data on antimalarial resistance, treatment efficacy, and molecular markers.

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jul 9

🏥The #PROTECTNetwork is supporting medical sites in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Uganda to collect data on the burden of #GBS disease.

Learn about the recent progress & how it’s building the capacity to conduct #VaccineTrials in Africa➡️ tinyurl.com/3b8ectxw

@ec.europa.eu

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jul 4

🌍On July 6, we celebrate #WorldZoonosesDay!

In our #EDCTP3 -funded #GenPathAfrica project, scientists are championing a #OneHealth approach by using genomic surveillance to track zoonotic threats like Mtb and RVF in Kenya and South Africa.

Explore the project➡️ www.genpath-africa.org

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚀 The #ComBacAfrica project kicks off this week in Saarland!

🤝 Partners from Africa and Europe are meeting to align strategies and plan first steps in our joint fight against #AMR in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau & Nigeria.

Learn more about this exciting new initiative➡️ www.combac-africa.org

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨New project publication🚨

📄 Published as part of our #HorizonEurope funded #WORMVACS project, it est. a highly efficient protocol for editing the genome of plants, significantly reducing the time required.

💉Here's how it could support the production of anti-parasite vaccines➡️ tinyurl.com/4m89cmj9

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jun 24

👩🏾‍🔬Last week, researchers from our #WORMVACS project presented posters on controlled human hookworm infection models in Gabon at the #EDCTPForum.

🪱Learn about how this contributes to developing a vaccine for parasitic worms➡️ tinyurl.com/4hr8uy3h

#BeatNTDs #HaDEA @ec.europa.eu

Controlled human hookworm infection models in endemic regions: findings from Gabon presented at the EDCTP Forum — WORMVACS2.0

Controlled human hookworm infection models are utilised by WORMVACS2.0 researchers in both endemic and non-endemic countries to gain further insight into protective immune responses to parasitic worms...

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨New project publication🚨

📄 The new scoping review by our #HorizonEurope funded #WORMVACS project covers pre-clinical studies on Schistosoma mansoni vaccine candidates published 1994 - 2024.

Explore the findings➡️ tinyurl.com/4h5n86av

#BeatNTDs #HaDEA @ec.europa.eu

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Jun 18

Great to meet up with Prof Leon Mutesa of University of Rwanda & EDCTP3 Project Officer for #MARCSEAfrica Ana Duarte at #EDCTPForum in Kampala & join discussions on #AntimalarialResistance in SE-Africa
#GlobalHealth
More 👉 www.marcse-africa.org

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LINQ management GmbH @linq-management.bsky.social · Jun 16

💊 Want to learn how a regional #AntimalarialResistance action plan was created in East Africa? Are you wondering how those lessons can be used in other regions?

➡️ Join the #MARCSEAfrica webinar on 24 June!

Register here➡️ tinyurl.com/mssp7mha

#EDCTP3 @ec.europa.eu

REGISTER NOW: MARC SE-Africa webinar on strengthening regional responses to antimalarial drug resistance in Africa — MARC SE-Africa

Join the webinar to learn about the consensus-building process in East Africa that resulted in a regional action plan, and about how this example can be used for similar action elsewhere.

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