Global study highlights deaths from neonatal sepsis and steps to improve treatment
08 Jun, 2023
A global observational study, which involved more than 3,200 newborn babies suffering from sepsis in 19 hospitals in 11 countries, has shown that many newborns are dying because the antibiotics…
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IMI2 conect4children Consortium announces the establishment of the conect4children Stichting
31 May, 2023
The conect4children (c4c) Consortium today announced the establishment of the conect4children Stichting, a Dutch non-profit organisation, aiming to sustain the work done by the public-private consortium.
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Penta announces the inaugural Brighter Future Award to honour maternal and child health champions
30 May, 2023
Penta is proud to unveil the Brighter Future Award (BFA), an annual global event designed to honour and celebrate the remarkable efforts of individuals and organisations working tirelessly to improve…
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What being a Penta Young Reporter is all about
24 May, 2023
Millions of people around the world are impacted by HIV, which remains a serious global health problem. Being engaged in HIV research provides the chance to help discover new medicines…
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Science4Pandemics initiatives to educate young people on pandemic preparedness
09 May, 2023
Science4Pandemics (S4P) is an EU-funded project that aims to educate young people on how to prevent future pandemics through a game-based learning approach. S4P needs your support! S4P is dedicated…
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Join VERDI’s clinical study in paediatric and adolescent mpox
11 Apr, 2023
We would like to invite hospitals to participate in a study of mpox in children and adolescents globally. This mpox paediatric and adolescent clinical study is a Joint EU Clinical Research…
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EU tasks VERDI Consortium with investigating mpox and improving pandemic preparedness
30 Mar, 2023
The VERDI Consortium, coordinated by the University of Padua and Fondazione Penta ETS (Italy), has received an additional €5 million funding from the European Union (EU). Thanks to this contribution,…
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Fondazione Penta changed its name!
30 Mar, 2023
We are pleased to announce that Fondazione Penta has been registered in the Italian Registry of Third Sector Entities (RUNTS). Registration with RUNTS does not entail any legal changes, besides…
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Insights from the NeoIPC webinar on outbreak management in neonatal intensive care units
10 Mar, 2023
On 9 March 2023, the NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network held a webinar titled “Protecting our tiniest patients: Strategies for managing NICU outbreaks”. The event was a great success, with 78…
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PentaTr@ining: ‘AMR Online Course’ kicks-off!
20 Feb, 2023
On February 20th 2023, we kicked off our exciting brand-new PentaTr@ining programme ‘AMR Online Course’. This innovative training will offer a bespoke interactive learning platform for a global audience, ensuring the sharing…
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Register for the webinar “Protecting our tiniest patients: Strategies for managing NICU outbreaks”
17 Feb, 2023
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are essential facilities for preterm and sick newborns. Unfortunately, NICUs are also exposed to infectious disease outbreaks that may put these tiny patients at risk. …
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MRC Clinical Trials Unit Capacity Strengthening Hub launches!
08 Feb, 2023
We are excited to share that our partner, MRC CTU at UCL, launched the MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) has launched a Capacity Strengthening Hub on 31st January! The aim of…
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Registrations are open for ‘PentaTr@ining: AMR Online Course’!
03 Feb, 2023
We are happy to announce that registrations are now open* for our new interactive training programme – ‘PentaTr@ining: AMR Online Course’! This timely course brings together doctors, nurses, pharmacists and…
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TEAM-COACH: a new project to train and build capacity in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in children
30 Jan, 2023
A new project, Training and capacity building in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in children through an interactive electronic tool and a European collaborative group – in short TEAM-COACH (GA 101079939)- has…
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HIPRA’s COVID-19 vaccine trial in people with immunocompromising conditions launches in Turkey
19 Jan, 2023
One of the objectives of the RBDCOV project is to test whether their vaccine can reactivate or re-generate a protective immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals Accordingly,…
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Two-thirds recruitment milestone reached for PediCAP!
11 Jan, 2023
We are pleased to have reached the two-thirds recruitment milestone with more than 750 children admitted to hospital with severe or very severe pneumonia, now recruited into the PediCAP trial.…
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Get to know the UNIVERSAL project: Pharmacokinetic study of new DTG/FTC/TAF dose ratio
09 Jan, 2023
Welcome to the of the “Get to know the UNIVERSAL project” series! Here we will introduce you to the various work packages and facets that make up the UNIVERSAL project.…
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2022 End of Year Message from the President of the Penta Foundation, Carlo Giaquinto
30 Dec, 2022
It’s been an incredible year, and Penta is well and thriving. We have worked hard and accomplished so much, none of which would have been possible without our partners, collaborators…
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