Penta Aperitivo webinar: “Adaptive platforms for neonatal sepsis research: insights from SNIP-AFRICA and NeoSep-ADAPT”
September 17 @ 13:30 - 15:00 CEST
To mark World Sepsis Day 2026, hear how the two research platforms SNIP-AFRICA and NeoSep-ADAPT are working together to strengthen neonatal sepsis research through clinical and microbiological surveillance, adaptive drug trials and long-term follow-up studies across diverse settings.
Agenda:
- Welcome and opening remarks (Francesca Schiavone, Olufunke Bolaji)
- Overview of the SNIP-AFRICA platform (Mbozu Sipalo)
- Overview of NeoSep-ADAPT & synergies within SNIP-AFRICA (Chiara Minotti)
- Rapid fire presentations about the SNIP-AFRICA domains:
- NeoSep1: the complex adaptive drug regimen trial (Julia Bielicki)
- Clinical & microbiological surveillance domain (Christina Obiero)
- Dose-optimising domain: the PRECISION study (Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente)
- Long-term follow-up (NeoSep LTFU-1): a future domain (Getrud Mollel)
- Panel discussion & Q&A (with contributions from all speakers)
- Closing