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Episode 68 - Rita Figueira & Andreas Hoefer - A Network of Laboratory Excellence

ECDC: On Air by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Nov 5, 202500:20:51Science & Medicine

On today's episode, we discuss EU Reference Laboratories (EURLs) with Andreas Hoefer from ECDC and Rita Figuera from the European Commission’s DG SANTE. They explain the vital role these laboratories play, how both organ...

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