What it does
The Scientific Committee advises on:
- Research priorities and calls for proposals.
- Development and revision of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.
- Monitoring the outcomes and strategic relevance of funded projects.
- Scientific alignment, partnerships, capacity building, and impact.
It also supports collaboration with stakeholders and contributes to working groups, the EDCTP Forum, and other key events.
Who they are
The Committee is composed of 14 independent scientific experts, including mandatory representation from African countries.
Members are selected for their excellence, regional balance, and relevant expertise.
- Harleen Grewal is the Chair of the Scientific Committee
- John Gyapong is the Vice-chair of the Scientific Committee
Harleen Grewal Chair | University of Bergen, Norway |
John Gyapong Vice-chair | University of Heath and Applied Sciences, Ho, Ghana |
| Alfred Tiono | Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé (GRAS), Burkina Faso |
| Ali Judd | University College London, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, United Kingdom |
| Anthony Man | Independent Consultant to pharmaceutical industry |
| Clara Bermudez | University of Granada, Spain |
| Claudia Filippone | European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents (ERINHA AISBL), France |
| Doris Burtscher | Médecins Sans Frontières, Austria |
| Enrica Alteri | Independent advisor in pharmaceutical medicine |
| Juliet Nabyonga-Orem | Regional Office for Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe; North-West University, South Africa |
| Jutta Reinhard-Rupp | H3D Foundation, Switzerland |
| Muhammed Afolabi | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom |
| Nicki Tiffin | South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Pablo Rojo | University Complutense (UCM), Madrid, Spain; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit. Hospital 12 of October, Madrid, Spain |
| Paulo Ferrinho | Universidade Nova de Lisboa-Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Lisbon, Portugal; University of Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde |
| Teshome Gebre | The Task Force for Global Health, Ethiopia |
| Thomas Egwang | Med BIOTECH LABORATORIES, Uganda |
| Umar Ibrahim | Federal University Dutse, Nigeria |
Senior Scientific Officer Dr Jean Marie Vianney Habarugira coordinates the Scientific Committee activities.