October 2023

We are slowly approaching the end of the year, which means numerous events and the biggest matchmaking session in Poland within Horizon4Poland! November is the deadline for a number of calls for proposals. In our overview you can find out until when you can apply for funding in the fields of health, medical technology and biotechnology.

#EVENTS

November 9 – Brussels, ERA 2024 Knowledge Day and Brokerage Event. The event will focus on the theme of the ERA 2024 programme as set out in the WIDERA work programme under #HorizonEurope 2023-2024. The organizers also invite you to take part in a matchmaking event, with registration open until 2 November: https://tinyurl.com/4wyuytd2.

November 10 – IHI partnership invites you to IMI impact on vaccines webinar: https://tinyurl.com/3yx9e4rs.

November 14-15 – Digital Health Society Summit 2023 virtual healthcare conference. Topics: secondary use of health data, its utility in clinical trials, access to data for research, the future of data, AI in healthcare: https://tinyurl.com/4krjhuuc.

November 16 – Brussels, brokerage event Research & Innovation Transforming European Healthcare for those interested in finding partners to apply to #HorizonEurope for health-related research. Programme: https://tinyurl.com/mxbxpjxt, registration: https://tinyurl.com/m2t59da6.

November 21 – Infoday for Era4Health call “Nano and advanced technologies for disease prevention, diagnostic and therapy (NANOTECMEC)”: https://tinyurl.com/yz65wtjn.

November 25-25 – the onsite part of the hackathon, whose challenge is: ‘Make your hospital stay a better experience‘. The event is organised by the LifeScience Cluster and EIT Health and aims to propose solutions to problems that negatively affect patients’ experience of hospital stays. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/2v4ncje9.

#MATCHMAKING

November 21-22 – the biggest matchmaking event in Poland – Horizon4Poland: https://bpkhoryzont.pl/h4p23/.

Join a long-term matchmaking platform, invite health experts and innovators to online meetings: https://tinyurl.com/5jpxn4wy.

November 30 – Cracow, an event for scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, doctors, brokers, investors and officials who share a commitment and desire to work together to solve problems, address challenges and develop innovations for health and quality of life. During the event you can present your project and participate in networking and matchmaking. More information: https://tinyurl.com/2f7w4xst.

#LEGISLATIVE MONITORING

The European Commission is inviting submissions on skin cancer prevention related to the use of tanning beds. Submissions can be sent until November 19: https://tinyurl.com/4kz38u7r.

#COMPETITIONS

Era4Health is opening up the possibility to apply for grants:

• From November 3: Pre-announcement of the Modulation of brain ageing through nutrition and healthy lifestyle (NutriBrain) call: https://tinyurl.com/3h6vtdjy.
• November 14 – opening of the “Pre-announcement of the Nano and advanced technologies for disease prevention, diagnostic and therapy “NANOTECMEC” call: https://tinyurl.com/yz65wtjn.

The call for projects for the Sanofi iDEA-TECH Awards – Europe is open from November 3 – if you are active in the field of biotechnology, please apply: https://tinyurl.com/mr4xbwc3.

Only until November 8 you can apply for the first stage of IHI call 4: 3Rs, patient-centric blood sample collection, clinical trials, and the environmental impacts of healthcare: https://tinyurl.com/2t83e5mm.

The call for DESIRE funding for consortia of SMEs and other legal entities in the field of e-health and digital health is open until November 13: https://tinyurl.com/393vt8vk.

Open calls under for cluster 1:

First phase by November 8, 2023:

• Inclusive clinical studies for equitable access to clinical research in Europe: https://tinyurl.com/2hkvjvms.
• Safe & Sustainable by Design (SSbD) packaging and single use device solutions for healthcare products: https://tinyurl.com/ye2yyspf.
• Patient-centric blood sample collection to enable decentralised clinical trials and improve access to healthcare: https://tinyurl.com/yht4cy2a.
• Establishing novel approaches to improve clinical trials for rare and ultra-rare diseases: https://tinyurl.com/2asee9mf.
• Expanding translational knowledge in minipigs: a path to reduce and replace non-human primates in non-clinical safety assessment: https://tinyurl.com/4weh4mrs.
• Sustainable circular development and manufacturing of healthcare products and their quantitative environmental impact assessment: https://tinyurl.com/4rd9ee8n.

Applications accepted by January 16, 2024:

• Improved prediction, detection, and treatment approaches for comprehensive stroke management: https://tinyurl.com/4y4kjyjw.
• Development and proof of principle of new clinical applications of theranostics solutions: https://tinyurl.com/4msc2jvx.
• Maximising the potential of synthetic data generation in healthcare applications: https://tinyurl.com/5n6hbsab.
• Accelerating the implementation of New Approach Methodologies and other innovative non-animal approaches for the development, testing and production of health technologies: https://tinyurl.com/5n6s2a5m.

Applications accepted by April 11, 2024:

• Bio-printing of living cells for regenerative medicine: https://tinyurl.com/4cj2jhf5.
• Developing EU methodological frameworks for clinical/performance evaluation and post-market clinical/performance follow-up of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs): https://tinyurl.com/4555ewkm.
• Pandemic preparedness and response: Maintaining the European partnership for pandemic preparedness: https://tinyurl.com/yjs3um7x.
• Pandemic preparedness and response: Host-pathogen interactions of infectious diseases with epidemic potential: https://tinyurl.com/5budnsew.
• Gaining experience and confidence in New Approach Methodologies (NAM) for regulatory safety and efficacy testing – coordinated training and experience exchange for regulators: https://tinyurl.com/43x252na.

Open competitions for cluster 6:

Applications submitted by January 22, 2024:

• Microbiome for flavour and texture in the organoleptic dietary shift: https://tinyurl.com/5n8szmvk.
• New healthy and sustainable food products and processes: https://tinyurl.com/3e6t4h8z.

Applications submitted by February 28, 2024:

• The role of mainstream media, social media and marketing in fostering healthy and sustainable consumption patterns and how to encourage good practices: https://tinyurl.com/59fh5z8d.

Open competitions for other clusters:

• Cluster 3: Operability and standardisation in response to biological toxin incidents: https://tinyurl.com/4672mcmy. Applications can be submitted until November 23.
• Cluster 4: Advanced biomaterials for the Health Care (IA): https://tinyurl.com/485zrva9. Applications can be submitted until February 7, 2024.
• Cluster 5: BIODIVERSITY: https://tinyurl.com/c6ybnj4z. Applications can be until February 7, 2024.

IHI calls 5, 6, 7:

• Applications for IHI call 5 can be submitted to April 11, 2024: 3Rs, theranostics, stroke management and synthetic data: https://tinyurl.com/4me8j5u5.
• Take a look now at the preliminary themes of IHI call 6 and 7, which will be published in the near future: https://tinyurl.com/3r2bjzek.

Contact BPK TMiZ: bpkzdrowie@port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl.