What it does
The Governing Board, amongst other tasks:
- adopts the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, the work programmes and approves the annual additional activities plan;
- approves the budget, calls for proposals, and annual activity reports;
- appoints and oversees the Executive Director;
- ensures coherence with EU programmes and policies;
- decides on funding allocations, membership applications, and collaboration with other partnerships;
- monitors performance and the achievement of programme objectives;
- adopts financial and operational rules and the communication policy;
- may set up advisory or working groups as needed.
Who they are
The Governing Board is composed of 12 members:
- 6 representatives from the European Commission, on behalf of the European Union
- 6 representatives from the EDCTP Association, representing European and African countries
Each partner holds 50% of the voting rights, ensuring joint ownership and balanced governance.
| Name | Position | Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|
Irene Norstedt Vice-Chair | Director, Directorate People: Health & Society, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) | 📝 |
| Signe Ratso | Deputy Director-General: Innovation, Prosperity and International Cooperation, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTS) | 📝 |
| Laurent Muschel | Acting Director-General, Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) | 📝 |
| Martin Seychell | Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) | 📝 |
| Kristin Schreiber | Director, Directorate Ecosystems I: Chemicals, Food, Retail, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) | 📝 |
| Isabel De La Mata Barranco | Principal Adviser - Health and crisis management, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) | 📝 |
| Name | Position | Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|
Henning Gädeke Chair | Chairperson of the General Assembly and of the Board of the EDCTP Association, Division “Global and Public Health Research” at the Ministry for Education and Research, Germany | 📝 |
| Alemseged Abdissa | Vice-Chairperson of the General Assembly and of the Board of the EDCTP Association, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia | 📝 |
| Eric D'ortenzio | ANRS Maladies Infectieuses Emergentes (Inserm), France | 📝 |
| Glaudina Loots | Vice-Chairperson of the General Assembly and of the Board of the EDCTP Association, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa | 📝 |
| Marta Norton | Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal | 📝 |
| Samuel Okware | Uganda National Heath Research Organisation (UNHRO) | 📝 |
| Name | Position | Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Kasia Jurczak | Head of Unit RTD D1 – Combatting Diseases, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) | 📝 |
| Nienke Buisman | Head Of Unit Rtd.f2 - International Cooperation Policy, Directorate-general For Research And Innovation (DG RTD) | 📝 |
| Wolfgang Philipp | Principal Adviser - Chief Science Officer, Health Emergency Preparedness And Response Authority (HERA) | 📝 |
| Cecile Billaux | Head Of Unit Intpa.g4 - Social Inclusion And Protection, Health And Demography, Directorate-general For International Partnerships (DG INTPA) | 📝 |
| Giulia Del Brenna | Giulia Del Brenna, Head Of Unit Grow.f.3 - Food, Retail, Health, Directorate-general For Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship And Smes (DG GROW) | 📝 |
| Wojciech Kalamarz | Adviser On International Relations, Directorate-general For Health And Food Safety (DG SANTE) | 📝 |