International Clinical Trial Day (ICTD)
ECRIN launched International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) in 2005 to commemorate the day when James Lind started his famous clinical trial on scurvy in 1747, May 20th. By doing so he laid the foundation for modern clinical research. ICTD is the opportunity for research organisations, clinical research professionals, and the public to meet, to acknowledge the achievements that result from clinical research, and to discuss various trial topics.
ECRIN’s annual celebration of ICTD brings together international stakeholders from the clinical research community, in Europe and even worldwide. Given its success, the conference has been replicated by some of ECRIN’s member and observer countries, who have now introduced their own national and international ICTD celebrations.
Discover the next and the past International Clinical Trial Days below.
International Clinical Trials Day
We are delighted to announce our International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) 2025 | Rethinking Clinical Trials: Inclusivity in Practice, co-hosted by ECRIN and SCReN in Madrid.
The need for greater inclusivity in clinical trials is clear in Europe and there is an increasing obligation to progress from discussion to concrete implementation.
By uniting different stakeholders from the community, ICTD will shed light not only on why diversity, equity and inclusion should be embraced in clinical research but will give concrete examples of what has been done so far and where there are still hurdles to overcome.
Mark your calendars and join us on May 20rd 2025, onsite or online.
Data Centric Clinical Research
This event is organised by ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network), and its Greek scientific partner, GRECRIN, who will co-host this event.
With the data revolution playing an increasing role in all aspects of clinical research this year will focus on some of the impacts, benefits and challenges of the rise of data and technology.
Different stakeholders from the community will share their experiences on topics ranging from the integration of the new technical assets, eHealth, data science, the data protection legislation and collaboration of academia and industry, among others.
Mark your calendars and join us on May 23rd 2024, onsite or online.
Discover the ICTD 2024 page.
Decentralised Clinical Trials: challenges and opportunities
ECRIN together with our Polish National Partner, PolCRIN (Agencja Badań Medycznych) organised International Clinical Trial Day 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. ICTD 2023 was organised as a hybrid event about Decentralised Trials: Challenges and Opportunities, and was held in the Hotel Bellotto in Warsaw, and available via an online broadcast.
Discover the ICTD 2023 page.
Recruitment in Clinical Trials
ICTD 2022 was about Recruitment in Clinical Trials, and took place 17 May 2022 in the Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus in Berlin, Germany. ECRIN organised the event together with the KKS Netzwerk.
Discover the ICTD 2022 page.
Note: ICTD 2022 replaced ICTD 2020 which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Platform Trials: Shift in Treatment, Testing and Collaboration
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, ECRIN organised ICTD 2021 as a virtual event only and took place on May 20, 2021.
Discover the ICTD 2021 page.
Patient Stratification Studies
ICTD 2019 was about Patient Stratification Studies, and took place 20 May 2019 in Paris, France. ECRIN organised the event together with its French scientific partner, the French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (F-CRIN).
Discover the ICTD 2019 page.
Clinical Trials and Innovation
ICTD 2018 was about Clinical trials and Innovation, and took place 15 May 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. ECRIN organised the event together with its Hungarian scientific partner HECRIN.
Discover the ICTD 2018 page.
Data sharing and reuse: attitudes and practices in multinational clinical research
ICTD 2017 was about Data sharing and reuse: attitudes and practices in multinational clinical research, and took place 19 May 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. ECRIN organised the event together with its Portuguese scientific partner PtCRIN.
Discover the ICTD 2017 page.
Clinical trials in the era of personalised medicine
ICTD 2016 was about Clinical trials in the era of personalised medicine, and took place 20 May 2016 in the Senate of the Parliament in Prague, Czech Republic. ECRIN organised the event together with its Czech scientific partner CZECRIN.
Discover the ICTD 2016 page.