News Releases
Doing BETTER for people with expanded resistance to TB drugs
SMART4TB and the BETTER Project co-hosted a two-day meeting in Johannesburg last week to address the growing issue of expanded resistance to TB drugs. Bedaquiline, clofazimine, ...
SMART4TB Supports Research in South Africa Focused on TB Prevention and Early Treatment
Studies led by local, early-career researchers are linked to national public health priorities BALTIMORE AND SOWETO, September 9, 2024 —The Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating Research ...
Sherlock Biosciences Joins SMART4TB Diagnostic Partnership
Prioritizing scalable, point-of-care testing, five companies seek to produce the next major diagnostic advancement in TB BALTIMORE, JULY 8, 2024 — Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating ...
New Cohorts of Global TB Investigators To Start Rigorous Research Leadership Program
Locally driven research is at the centerpiece of months-long USAID-funded program to continue building local capacity for tuberculosis research BALTIMORE, April 25, 2024 — Supporting, ...
Global TB Diagnostic Study for Kids Begins Enrollment
The ADAPT for Kids study will evaluate accuracy of non-sputum tuberculosis diagnostic tests in children BALTIMORE, February 15, 2024 — The Assessing Diagnostics at Point-of Care for Tuberculosis ...
SMART4TB Announces Partners In Developing Groundbreaking Oral, Non-sputum-Based Molecular Tests For Tuberculosis
Significant investment in technology marks major advance in point-of-care testing, the highest priority diagnostic need for TB prevention and care BALTIMORE, January 9, 2024 — Supporting, ...
Enrollment Begins For Studying Evaluating Accuracy Of Point-of-Care Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tests
The ADAPT study will collaborate with global partners in this space as part of the largest-ever coordinated effort to further TB diagnostic development BALTIMORE, November ...
SMART4TB Consortium Welcomes United Nations’ Commitment To Tuberculosis Research and Innovation, Stands Ready To Bolster Global Research Capacity
NEW YORK CITY, September 25, 2023 — Following the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting on the fight against Tuberculosis, the Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating Research for ...
Groundbreaking Trial of a One-Month Regimen To Prevent All Forms of Tuberculosis Set To Launch
First study to evaluate bedaquiline, a game changing TB treatment drug, as a shorter, safer regimen for TB prevention NEW YORK CITY, September 19, 2023 — In ...
SMART4TB Consortium Announces Community Partners
Community Advisory Boards representing Africa, Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe and Central Asia will ensure research is needs-driven and new tools are accessible BALTIMORE, June 15, 2023 — ...
SMART4TB Declares 2023 A Pivotal Year for Global Commitments To Ending Tuberculosis
Consortium is working with global partners on diagnostic, therapeutic, vaccine, and operational research to improve TB care and outcomes for affected communities BALTIMORE, March 24, ...