ESCD “best paper award” 2017/1
The ESCD “Best Paper Award” 1/2017 has been awarded for the contribution “Rapid allergen-induced interleukin-17 and interferon-γ secretion by skin-resident memory CD8+ T cells” by Jonas D. Schmidt et al., Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health...
ESCD “Best paper award” 2/2016
Following a suggestion from the Barcelona general assembly in 2014, and a subsequent agreement with Wiley publishers, the ESCD selects the best paper (among the many excellent contributions appearing … not always an easy choice!) per volume of...
New working party “European Baseline Series” founded
On 13 June 2017, 18 ESCD members from 11 European countries met at the VU Amsterdam, very nicely hosted by Thomas Rustemeyer, for a constituting meeting of a new working party. This working party had been suggested and...
European activities on the harmonisation of authorisation of allergens
By Prof. V Mahler In the EU, allergen products are defined as medicinal products according to Directive 2001/83/EC. This definition includes allergen products for the in vivo diagnosis of type IV hypersensitivities. However, despite the common legal framework...
New website launched for 2017
Welcome to our redesigned website. We hope members will make the most out of the new site, which includes a member’s directory.