The Eleventh EDCTP Forum took place in Palais des Congrès de Paris in Paris (France) from 7th to 10th November 2023. It was a hybrid event with the possibility to attend the full programme online.

This Forum marked EDCTP’s 20th Anniversary and the theme was “Partnering for Global Health Research Innovation and Impact in Africa – Celebrating EDCTP: two decades and beyond”.

The Forum programme comprised the following sessions:

• Plenary presentations by leading international scientists and policy makers
• Parallel sessions organised according to thematic areas:

1. Posters selected from submitted abstracts
2. Scientific symposia organised by external delegates, selected from submitted abstracts
3. Sponsored satellite sessions and workshops organised by partners
4. Prize-giving sessions
5. ‘Meet the expert’ sessions for junior researchers to interact informally with senior researchers
6. Debate and panel sessions

All the members of the INTEGRATION Consortium attended this event either in person or virtually.