"Promoting and supporting research on diabetes
and metabolic diseases"
For the advancement of diabetes research
‼️ FFRD 2024 ACCOUNTS ARE PUBLISHED ‼️
The FFRD’s accounts have just been validated by our auditor.
The 2024 activity reports are available:
The FFRD will have the pleasure to meet you at the 61th EASD congress which will take place in Vienna, from September 15th to 19th.…
Compilation and ranking of opinions from consulted experts
for submission to the Scientific Council, including the rapporteurs
Terms definition for the next press briefing
Communication and visibility update for FFRD
Financial update (donors and recipients)
Meeting of the Scientific Council to pre-select
5 to 7 candidates to defend their projects in hearings
The Francophone Foundation for Diabetes Research (FFRD) serves as the “armed wing” of the Francophone Diabetes Society (SFD) with the aim of promoting excellence in diabetes research, a common disease whose prevalence continues to rise. High-level and large-scale research is truly essential to get further insight into the mechanisms involved in the development of diabetes and its complications, as well as to improve their treatment and prevention.
The FFRD supports clinical, basic, and translational research.
The supported basic research projects address major themes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
covering subjects such as pancreatic beta cells, insulin resistance, and intestinal microbiota.
The clinical research projects, on the other hand, address the themes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as gestational diabetes
and often involve large multicenter cohort studies.
Since 2013, the Foundation has been:
