EDCTP is an EU-funded partnership between institutions mandated by the governments of 15 European and 25 African countries. It funds clinical research for medical tools to detect, treat and prevent poverty-related infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. It was our pleasure to again work with the amazing scientists all over Africa who deliver life saving research and medical knowledge. These rockstars of medical science not only improve the health of populations of Africa but also raise the bar of science in Africa and around the globe.