News and Updates

Members of our University of Sydney team — Associate Professor Phoebe Williams and Michelle Harrison (NeoSEAP Project Co-ordinator) — had a busy and highly productive week at the WSPID Conference in October 2025 in Bangkok. Alongside the main program, they participated in several side meetings to strengthen existing partnerships and build new networks. The NeoSEAP network was strongly represented with eight posters, six presentations, and a collaborative dinner attended by 25 colleagues from seven countries. They also met in person with the CARES1 team, an invaluable opportunity as this LSHTM-led trial is set to commence in Indonesia very soon.
Our University of Sydney Project Lead, Associate Professor Phoebe Williams, recently travelled to London to speak at the GAMRIC Conference on antibiotic resistance in neonatal sepsis. The event brings together global researchers, clinicians, WHO and GARDP policy makers, and industry partners to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). She also recommended Dr Phuc, Director of Hanoi National Children’s Hospital, who presented on the role of immunisation in reducing AMR. His talk was highly praised, and he has since been invited to join WHO working groups on AMR and child health — a great example of NeoSEAP’s impact in promoting LMIC leadership on the global stage. Learn more about GAMRIC.
See picture below of Phoebe and Dr Phuc at GAMRIC.

Two members of the NeoSEAP Sydney team have just returned from a site visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, where they attended the Sydney Vietnam Innovation Symposium — an event that brings together researchers from the University of Sydney and Vietnamese institutions to strengthen partnerships and showcase collaborative research. See photo below of the Sydney and Vietnam team. Robbie and Michelle and presented their NeoSEAP PS and NeoCOL posters during the visit.