EPI-Net

Epidemiologic network

A European network to harmonise and connect various European systems of disease surveillance, by linking clinical, microbiologic, and public health data. EPI-Net maps and organizes available surveillance systems in Europe. EPI-Net will complement the general COMBACTE-NET backbone by strengthening our ability to monitor the spread of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance across Europe.

The project will establish a network of experts from academia, public health agencies, research/health foundations, and industry. EPI-Net aims to inform current and future ND4BB efforts by identifying and cataloging on-going epidemiological research studies or surveillance activities, develop a consensus program and homogenous approach on current and future epidemiological surveillance strategies in Europe; address research needs to support antibacterial drug development by pursuing agreements to receive, store, and analyze study data from COMBACTE and external data sources.

In 2018 EPI-Net launched the first-of-its-kind European platform that connects various national and international European surveillance systems for infections and outbreaks due to antibiotic resistant bacteria by linking microbiologic and epidemiological data. The platform allows greater insights into distribution of serious bacterial infections in the human and animal populations across the continent.

Access the EPI-Net Platform

Linking clinical, microbiological and public health data allows greater insight. This improves our ability to monitor the spread of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance across Europe.

Key members

Abdel Oualim

LAB - Other, please specify / EFPIA / Sanofi
Andreas Voss

Research physician / Academic / Radboud UMC
Anne Thérèse Witschi

LAB - Other, please specify / EFPIA / Basilea
Christine Luxemburger

LAB - Other, please specify / EFPIA / Sanofi
Evelina Tacconelli

LAB - Other, please specify / Academic leader / UKT Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Giuseppe Marasca

LAB - Other, please specify / Academic / Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Irith Wiegand

LAB - Scientist / EFPIA / AiCuris Anti-infective Cures GmbH
Jessica Price

LAB - Other, please specify / EFPIA / MedImmune
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño

LAB - Other, please specify / Academic / Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Kim Gilchrist

LAB - Other, please specify / EFPIA / GSK - GlaxoSmithKline
Lucien Engelen

Research physician / Academic / Radboud UMC
Tom van de Belt

Research physician / Academic / Radboud UMC