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New Tools Summit in Paris this November

3 Aug 2023
by Working Group

The Working Group on New TB Drugs, in collaboration with the New Diagnostics Working Group, Working Group on New Vaccines, FIND, IAVI, and TB Alliance, is co-hosting a New Tools Summit at the Marriot Champs Elysée Hotel in Paris, France on Tuesday, 14 November 2023. The WGND Annual Meeting will be hybrid style with both in-person and virtual participation available to participants. Registration details for the New Tools Summit will be sent out in the coming month, along with program details of what you can expect. The full-day event will include lunch and close with a networking reception.

Please mark your diaries on 14 November and look out for more information soon. 

 

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