Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium
Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium
The Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, launched in 2012 as an international non-profit public-private partnership, has announced that it has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the Japanese Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund. The grant supports the Consortium’s clinical development program of a newly developed praziquantel pediatric formulation targeted for use in very young children, including infants and toddlers, infected with schistosomiasis.
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2300 AC Leiden
Galileiweg 8
2333 BD Leiden
Netherlands
20 Mar 2014
Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium awarded US$1.86 million GHIT grant
Leiden, The Netherlands, March 20, 2014 - The Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, launched in 2012 as an international non-profit public-private partnership, has announced that it has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the Japanese Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund. The grant supports the Consortium's clinical development program of a newly developed praziquantel pediatric formulation targeted for use in very young children, including infants and toddlers, infected with schistosomiasis.