Objective
The development of effective novel drugs - especially for rare and neglected diseases - is one of the biggest challenges of the upcoming decades, as illustrated by the recent Ebola outbreak. Moreover, European innovation in new drug registrations is dramatically falling behind compared to the US and Asia.
The principal aim of the AEGIS ITN is to implement the first comprehensive, intersectoral cross-disciplinary and structured curriculum for doctoral students in the European Research Area by establishing a unique training platform for the next generation of European researchers in early drug discovery. A significant added value is provided through networking with key European pharmaceutical companies. A key research aim of AEGIS is improving the efficiency and success of early stage drug development by combining innovative methods and techniques to tackle difficult but promising targets (i.e. protein-protein interactions), as potentially valuable drug targets are often neglected due to the high risk associated with their validation.
The consortium joins leading academic and industry researchers in an open innovation environment for innovative drug development in Europe. It is supported by several additional partners and stakeholders in the field. Integrated training of the fellows takes place at the host institute and by secondments, research schools and individual training within the AEGIS network. The scientific training includes complementary skills, management, intellectual property rights, fund raising, communication and career planning. AEGIS will improve the availability of a highly skilled workforce for European industries and research, greatly enhance the employability and the career perspectives of young researchers for academia as well as for industry, and will be the seed of a sustainable development in innovative drug discovery, in particular for rare and neglected diseases.
Fields of science
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacydrug discovery
- social scienceseducational sciences
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinemedicinal chemistry
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusesebola
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteins
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MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
85764 Neuherberg
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Participants (10)
35037 Marburg
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9712CP Groningen
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751 05 Uppsala
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75724 Paris Cedex 15
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31-007 Krakow
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8092 Zuerich
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4056 Basel
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74020 Vange
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151 85 Sodertaelje
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50019 Sesto Fiorentino Fi
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Partners (13)
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80539 Munchen
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80333 Muenchen
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02094 Kyiv
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28006 Madrid
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31007 Krakow
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75654 Paris
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75014 Paris
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85748 Garching
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80331 München
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50121 Florence
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44801 Bochum
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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9712 JC Groningen
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