The NDPIA programme links the infection and antibiotic research environments of the Swedish universities and institutes listed below into a network that contributes to an advanced training programme that promotes scientific research and the recruitment of young scientists to this research area.
The focuses within infection and antibiotics research for the partner universities and institutes are summarized below. Detailed information about each university and institute is accessible via the links below.
| Region | University | Focus areas |
| Göteborg | GU/Chalmers | vaccinology, host response, microbiota, antibiotic resistance |
| Linköping/Kalmar/Örebro | LiU, Lnu, ÖU | virology, host response, macrophages, tuberculosis |
| Lund/Malmö | LU/MAH | host response, inflammation, structural biology |
| Stockholm | KI/KTH/SU | host-pathogen interactions, microbiota, antibiotic resistance, innate immune responses, vaccine, drugs, nanoscience |
| Umeå | UmU/SLU | molecular infection medicine, metabolomics, chemical biology/drug screening |
| Uppsala | UU/SLU/SLV/SVA | antibiotic resistance, drug pharmacology, zoonoses |