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APRIL 2024 / No. 1
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Dear colleagues,
We are excited to present you the very first edition of our newsletter from the NUM Study Network and the Specialty Network Infectious Diseases. This newsletter will regularly inform you about current developments, exciting projects, and important events within our network.
What can you expect in this newsletter?
- Current Highlights: An overview of the latest developments in the NUM Study Network and the Specialty Network Infectious Diseases.
- Best Practices & Knowledge Sharing: Insights into ongoing projects and work-in-progress.
- Events & Training: Information about workshops, webinars, and professional conferences - possibilities to participate!
- Announcements & Calls: We will share with you announcements and calls by the NUM Study networks and its Specialty Networks.
- Job Offers: We will share open job positions when available
Who can contribute to our newsletter?
Everyone of course! Please feel free to share your news that are relevant for the NUM Study Network with us and our community!
News can be submitted to presse@sn.netzwerk-universitaetsmedizin.de
Current Highlights
News from the NUM Study Network
Registration Now Open: NUM Study Network & Specialty Network Infectious Diseases General Assembly 2025
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the General Assembly 2025 of the NUM Study Network and the Specialty Network for Infectious Diseases! This annual event is the key opportunity for everyone involved in our networks—researchers, clinicians, and partners—to connect, share updates, and shape the future of our collaboration.
What to Expect:
- Updates on current projects and new research in infectious diseases
- Expert discussions and breakout sessions
- Networking opportunities with colleagues from across Germany
- Strategic planning for upcoming projects and initiatives
Register by May 5, 2025!
Secure your spot and find all details—including agenda and venue—on our event page.
Link to Registration
Questions?
Contact the coordination office at info@sn.netzwerk-universitaetsmedizin.de.
We look forward to welcoming you to the General Assembly 2025 and working together on the future of our networks!
NUM Study Network an Specialty Network Infectious Diseases enter Pilot Phase
The NUM Study Network is actively working on streamlining processes for the conduct of clinical and clinical-epidemiological studies. This includes optimizing contract management, identifying obstacles in study implementation, and developing or evaluating suitable software solutions to enable efficient collaboration across sites.
Together with the Specialty Network Infectious Diseases, we have successfully launched their pilot phase started in July 2024. Our goal is to conduct clinical studies more efficiently, collaboratively, and with greater real-world relevance. Find out what this means in practice and what’s next in the full article:
👉 Read the article
NUM receives long-term funding – Clinical research enters a new phase
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is ensuring the continued success of the Network of University Medicine with new funding for the next five years. As one of its key research infrastructures, the NUM Study Network is eagerly anticipating the launch of its own five-year implementation phase under NUM 3.0 — while we’re still awaiting the official grant notification, preparations are well underway!
👉 Read the full press release
The NUM Study Network Website is Live!
We’re excited to announce the official launch of the NUM Study Network website!
👉 Visit us now at https://sn.netzwerk-universitaetsmedizin.de/
The NUM Study Network brings together researchers, institutions, and stakeholders across Germany, working collaboratively to advance clinical research and innovation through the National University Medicine initiatives.
On our new website, you can:
- Learn about our network structure and working groups
- Learn about our Specialty Networks
- Access publications and resources
- Stay up-to-date with upcoming events and news
- Find out how to get involved
Whether you're a researcher, clinician, partner institution, or simply interested in the work we do—this site is your hub for all things NUM.
🔧 Please note: We're still working on improving the website—both in terms of content and design. Thanks for your patience as we continue to refine it!
We look forward to connecting with you and building the future of university medicine together.
NUM Study Network develops the platform 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗜𝗧 - a 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 platform fo recruiting potential patients
At the Institute of Medical Informatics and Biometry (Institut für Medizinische Informatik und Biometrie) at TU Dresden, WP4 within the NUM Study Network develops the recuiting platform recruIT - used for identifying potential study participants. A great example of collaboration and infrastructure in action!
👉 See more on LinkedIn
News from the Specialty Network Infectious Diseases
Our Specialty Network Infectious Diseases is growing and continuously evolving. Contribute your expertise and help shape research on all kinds of infections!
This expert network is developing a systematic approach for standardized and effective recruitment across five key areas of infectious medicine:
- Bloodstream infections
- Gastrointestinal infections
- Respiratory infections
- Infections of the central nervous system
- Emerging infections
Master Study Protocol for Infectious Diseases
Together with the Specialty Network Infectious Diseases, a comprehensive master study protocol has been developed to cover multiple disease areas across five key areas of infectious medicine. This modular approach allows for flexible adaptation to new health threats and facilitates rapid implementation of new studies.
After an intensive period of preparation and numerous important discussions, we are very pleased to announce that we have now also received the formal approval from the National Steering Committee (NSG) of the Medical Informatics Initiative. Together with all particiapants, we are excited to launch the recruitment phase for the Specialty Network for Infectious Diseases on May 5, 2025.
All sites that have joined the One Study – One Vote procedure or have already received a positive ethics approval may now begin recruitment.
NUM Study Network Infectious Diseases at ESCMID Global 2025
At this year’s ESCMID Global (April 11–15, 2025, Vienna), the Study Network Infectious Diseases made its official debut on the international stage. With a dedicated booth, the coordination team presented the network’s mission, the powerful infrastructure behind it – provided by the NUM Study Network – and its vision for the future of clinical infectious disease research.
Through an interactive quiz, engaging conversations, and detailed information materials, we highlighted three core aspects of Study Network Infectious Diseases to the public audience:
- A comprehensive base cohort – An evolving collection of clinical data and biosamples from patients with infectious diseases, made accessible to the broader scientific community.
- Flexible, adaptive recruitment – The ability to dynamically scale and shift recruitment focus, particularly in rapid response to healthcare emergencies.
- Enabling external research – Creating the conditions for external sponsors to conduct clinical trials at the study sites, supported by the robust and establishedinfrastructure.
We were thrilled by the lively interest and inspiring exchanges at our booth. These interactions not only enhanced visibility of the network but also sparked innovative ideas and opened the door to potential collaborations.
The future of infection research is collaborative — and we are proud to be shaping it together.
Calls & Announcements:
NUM GUIDE SURVEY On your Experience with the NUM Study Network
Dear user of the NUM Study Network,
You are receiving this message because you are using the NUM SN research infrastructure. Through your active use of NUM SN, you have valuable insights into the research infrastructure of the Network University Medicine (NUM).
We, the team of the NUM GUIDE project – the scientific accompanying project of NUM – would like to better understand these experiences. For this purpose, we cordially invite you to participate in an online survey, which pursues two goals:
- To gather your practical experiences with the research infrastructures and identify challenges in their use, from which potential improvements can be derived.
- To conduct a scientific study on the usage and social dynamics of research infrastructures.
The survey will take approximately 20 minutes of your time. Please take the time to answer our questions thoroughly. Your data will, of course, be treated completely anonymously.
You can access the survey via this link: https://wiwigoettingen.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1A3pW3eZIPKaTEW. Participation is possible until May 5, 2025.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at any time (wi-num@uni-goettingen.de).
Sharing your experiences makes a valuable contribution to scientific understanding and the further development of infrastructures.
You want to stay Up-to-date? Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/num-study-network/
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