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Spotlight on the Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC)
Tune in to this extraordinary conversation exploring the important interplay between respiratory viruses and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease
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ESWI Airborne: Shaping the Future of Respiratory Virus Research
Tune in to the new ESWI podcast podcast series featuring Early Career Scientist featuring researchers who will help shape the next decades of influenza and respiratory virus research.
www.eswiairborne.org
ESWI Summit 2026
11 June 2026
The ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit will take place on 11 June in Brussels.
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ESWI Science Policy Interface Roundtable in Vienna
15 September 2025
Vienna, Austria
ESWI is organising the Science – Policy Interface Roundtable on Facilitating Dialogue to Improve Prevention, Control, and Vaccine Uptake for Influenza at the Medical University of Vienna.
Facilitating Dialogue to Improve Prevention, Control, and Vaccine Uptake for Influenza
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2026
17-20
February
 
RSVVW’26
Rome, Italy
ReSViNET is the first official RSV foundation and aims to provide a platform for global collaborations to raise awareness about RSV infection.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Foundation
2026
27-28
February
 
Travel Medicine Review and Update Course
Online
This course is tailored for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals who provide care and advice to travelers, expatriates, and migrants.
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
2026
2-4
March
 
8th International Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections
Glasgow, Scotland
The 8th International Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI) will be held from March 2-4, 2026, at the Glasgow Science Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)
2026
2-3
March
 
International Science Innovation Week 2026
International Science Innovation Week 2026 will convene world leaders in science, medicine, and innovation to advance collaboration in pandemic preparedness, virology, and cancer research.
International Science Innovation Week 2026
2026
1-5
June
 
ESPID 2026
Bologna, Italy & Online
44th European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases Meeting
44th European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases Meeting
2026
11
June
 
ESWI EVENT
ESWI Summit 2026
The ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit will take place on 11 June in Brussels.
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Spotlight on the Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC)
The Two-Way Street: When Respiratory Viruses Meet Chronic Illness

Marco Goeijenbier, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Kirsty Short

Tune in to this extraordinary conversation exploring the important interplay between respiratory viruses and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Podcasts
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ESWI Airborne: Shaping the Future of Respiratory Virus Research
Finding Your Place in Science

Kevin Ciminski, Marios Koutsakos

In this episode, we speak with two outstanding researchers whose work is shaping the future of influenza and respiratory virus science.
Reports
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10th ESWI Influenza Conference 2025
ESWI 2025 Conference Science Policy Interface highlights
Read the report of the 10th ESWI Influenza Conference, with all the highlights from the Science Policy Interface sessions.
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New measures to make EU health sector more innovative, competitive and resilient
European Commission
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The European Commission has launched an ambitious package of measures to improve the health of EU citizens while strengthening the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the health sector.
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Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration

on Respiratory Infections and Non-communicable diseases

The Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and Non-communicable diseases (IDC) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, patient -and other stakeholder organisations to achieve a better understanding of the bidirectional relationship and causal links between acute respiratory infections and non-communicable diseases.

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Early Career Scientists Network

Some of the best and most innovative ideas come from early career scientists, they are the future of the influenza field. For this reason, ESWI has been actively encouraging the careers of early career scientists for many years. 

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