The European Complement Network (ECN) is a Pan-European non-profit scientific organization managed by researchers and clinicians investigating the complement system (part of the innate immunity) and/or diseases related to it.
ECN activities are managed by a board that consists of 12 to 14 members representing different European countries.
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