00883nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653004400051653002100095100001400116700001700130700001200147700001300159245013100172520039700303022001300700       2017                            d10aNTDs10aEuropean Commission Framework Programme10adrug development1 aPierce RJ1 aMacDougall J1 aLeurs R1 aCosti MP00aThe future of drug development for neglected tropical diseases: How the European Commission can continue to make a difference.3 a<p>In this article, the four coordinators of neglected tropical disease (NTD) drug development projects funded under the European Commission (EC) Framework Programme 7 argue that the EC should reassess their funding strategy to cover the steps necessary to translate a lead compound into a drug candidate for testing in clinical trials, and suggest ways in which this might be achieved.</p>
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