Organisational Structure
The STAR IDAZ IRC is governed through an Executive Committee, a Scientific Committee and working groups, supported by a secretariat (SIRCAH).
The organisational structure is illustrated below:
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News
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STAR-IDAZ News
STAR IDAZ Innovation Academy Webinars Now Available on YouTube
STAR IDAZ is pleased to announce that all four European Innovation Academy webinars, delivered between November 2025 and January 2026, are now available to watch on demand via the new STAR IDAZ YouTube channel. The Innovation Academy webinar series is designed to support the global…
Global
Priority Topic News
Diagnostics paper published in new DISCONTOOLS & STAR IDAZ Collection
A paper on gaps in diagnostics has been published in the new BMC Veterinary Research article Collection “DISCONTOOLS & STAR IDAZ research gaps for infectious disease control in animals”. The article, Diagnostic gap analysis in animal health through combining public databases by Elhachimi, Ciria and…
Events
Global 
Singapore
International Pandemic Sciences Conference
July 1st - 3rd, 2026
7500A Beach Road, Singapore 199591
Global
STAR IDAZ Innovation Academy webinar – External contributions to a large animal health company’s R&D
January 21st - 21st, 2026
Europe Poland
The 26th Biennal Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology
July 6th - 10th, 2026
Krakow, Poland
Asia 
Thailand
ISTM2026 – International Symposium on Tuberculosis & Mycobacteria
February 2nd - 4th, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
Europe 
Spain
6th Edition of World Congress on Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Biology (WAC 2026)
June 25th - 27th, 2026
Barcelona, Spain
Canada Global
ICOPA 2026 – 16th International Congress of Parasitology
August 16th - 21st, 2026
Montreal, Canada
Europe 
Hungary
2nd International Meet on Vaccines Research and Immunology – VACCINEMEET2026
March 23rd - 25th, 2026
Budapest, Hungary
Austria Global
International Symposium on Tick-Borne Pathogens and Disease, ITPD 2026
March 22nd - 25th, 2026
Vienna, Austria