Join ELIXIR at the next Bioinformatics Industry Forum

The ELIXIR Bioinformatics Industry Forum brings together technical specialists and academics to discuss visionary ideas, bottlenecks and solutions to some of the major challenges in the data driven life science sector. This year’s speakers include a mix from software providers, funders and academics such as Amazon Web Services, Google, the University of Oxford, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The…

ERA-Net Neuron Calls

Joint calls for proposals are the centrepiece of NEURON’s transnational activities. On an annual basis, the ministries and funding agencies networking within NEURON launch joint transnational calls (JTCs) in the field of disease-related neuroscience. What NEURON fundsNEURON JTCs address important topics from the areas of neuroscience, neurology or psychiatry. Call topics are usually kept quite…

HMA-EMA Joint Big Data Taskforce Phase II report: ‘Evolving Data-Driven Regulation’

The report ‘Evolving data-driven regulation‘ is online, it aims to inform strategic decision-making and planning by the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and European Medicine Agency (EMA) and to input to the EU Network Strategy to 2025. The report will support regulators and stakeholders seizing the opportunity for data-driven, evidence-based, robust decision-making that will underpin…

ERA Per Med Call: JOINT TRANSNATIONAL CALL 2020

“Multidisciplinary Research Projects on Personalised Medicine – Pre-/Clinical research, Big Data and ICT, Implementation and User’s Perspective” Deadline for pre-proposal submission is: 5 March 2020 (17:00 CET) ERA PerMed is an ERA-NET Cofund, supported by 32 partners of 23 countries and cofunded by the European Commission (EC). To align national research strategies, promote excellence, reinforce the…

New Rare Barometer survey needs your help!

The H-CARE Pilot Survey, the new Rare Barometer survey designed to provide a detailed understanding of patients’ experiences of healthcare, is now live! The long term goal of the H-CARE Survey is to develop a centralised patient feedback mechanism across the 8000+ rare and complex diseases, and across the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs).  In…

JPND Call: NOVEL IMAGING AND BRAIN STIMULATION METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

On January 7, 2020, the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) initiative launched a transnational call for novel imaging and brain stimulation methods and technologies related to neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating and largely untreatable conditions that are strongly linked with age. Worldwide, there are estimated to be 47 million people suffering from…