FUTURE SUSTAINABLE ECRAID Next-generation collaboration

Perhaps the most precious gift COMBACTE has offered Europe is Ecraid. This new organisation gives the networks that were built in COMBACTE a robust and sustainable future, and continues the collaboration that so many enjoyed during ten years of COMBACTE.

Ecraid’s purpose is to reduce the impact of infectious diseases, which affects both individual health and society as a whole. A pan-European network conducting clinical research is at the core of Ecraid. With over 1,200 hospitals participating in 42 countries, it has a unique network, supported by the best academic experts in infectious disease that Europe has to offer. Because of its warm-base network Ecraid can execute trials faster and more efficiently, with high quality, making it attractive for both investigator and industry- driven research.

A movement

However, Ecraid is much more than an organisation aimed at carrying out clinical trials. Ecraid is also a movement dedicated to reducing the impact of infectious diseases. A movement where knowledge of infectious diseases can be shared and new methods of clinical research can be developed together. It is a movement where young talent and experienced experts – from both academia and industry –connect to collaborate and learn. With its headquarter in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Ecraid is committed to remaining a real European movement with a Coordinating Committee consisting of European top experts.

Prepared for the next pandemic

What if another pandemic were to break out? How can we be prepared and swiftly respond? These questions led to the establishment of the PREPARE project in 2014, which together with COMBACTE is the predecessor of Ecraid. PREPARE demonstrated its value with the RECOVER program during the COVID-19 outbreak, and Ecraid will be able to do the same during the next potential pandemic.

With its specialised warm-base network Ecraid can respond faster to an outbreak. Ecraid will use any resources to accelerate research in case of an emerging pandemic.

5 advantages of CLIN-Net

1. Single point of access

Direct access to over 1,200 sites via one central point.

2. Operational readiness

When time is of the essence Ecraid is prepared.

3. Focused experience

Specialised in research on infectious diseases.

4. Uniform quality standards

Standardised templates, processes and trained staff.

5. In-depth site knowledge

Data available on all sites and their prior performance.