Workshop

PREPARE-EU "Connecting European Expertise for Pandemic Preparedness"

Braunschweig
28.04.26 - 29.04.26
Wissenschaftlich
HZI Campus

PREPARE-EU Workshop

It is our pleasure to invite you to our workshop PREPARE-EU “Connecting European Expertise for Pandemic Preparedness“, which is held within the framework of the EU project PCR-4-ALL (coordinated by KU Leuven, Belgium), taking place in Braunschweig, Germany, from April 28-29, 2026.

The aim of pandemic preparedness research is to ensure, through multidisciplinary efforts, that a rapid and effective response can be mounted at any time to emerging infectious agents with pandemic potential. With this in mind, the workshop is aimed at doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as other experts from academia and industry who are active in a wide variety of research and activity fields, such as infectious diseases, emerging health threats, zoonotic transmission, technologies for the detection of infectious diseases, epidemiology, mathematical and economic modeling of pandemics, vaccinology, One Health approaches, and the social and ethical implications of pandemics. 

The workshop will convene distinguished experts and researchers from across the Europe to advance the discussion on pandemic preparedness to further develop well-established as well as to formulate new and creative approaches. The meeting will provide a platform for high-level scientific exchange and foster interdisciplinary collaboration at the interface of epidemiology and its neighboring disciplines. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Braunschweig for this important event dedicated to shaping the future of epidemic preparedness – one of the major global challenges ahead.

Where: Forum, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) , Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany

Confirmed Speakers 

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Programme

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Registration and abstract submission

Registration and abstract submission are open now. Due to limited capacity, early registration is strongly recommended. Once the maximum number of participants is reached, a waiting list will be established.  

Registration deadline: 13.4.2026

We warmly welcome abstract submissions for poster presentations or talks.

Please structure your abstract according to standard scientific conventions: Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, Discussion, and Outlook. Submissions should be clear, concise, and focused on the essential findings. The maximum length is 400 words (approx. 2,000 characters). Abstracts not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Abstract submission deadline: 16.3.2026

Submit Abstract here 

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Registration for PREPARE-EU Workshop

Due to limited capacity, early registration is strongly recommended. Once the maximum number of participants is reached, a waiting list will be established.

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*Please prove student status via certificate as an attachment to prepare-eu@helmholtz-hzi.de, subject line “Status”

The registration fee includes participation in the workshop, workshop materials, Conference dinner on April 28th, as well as lunches and coffee breaks for both days.

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