October 2023

Ahead of us is an October full of trainings, events, and competitions in the field of health. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the most important ones.

Events:

  • On October 5th, there will be a webinar “Expert Talk: Climate-resilient Healthcare Systems“. Registration is possible at the link.

Looking for information on finding opportunities and submitting proposals in the Horizon Europe program? The European Commission is organizing trainings that will help with this:

  • October 5, 2023 – Part one: “Horizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities and submitting a proposal in Horizon Europe” – more information can be found here.
  • October 17, 2023 – Part two: “Implementation Day: Grant Agreement Preparation in Horizon Europe” – more information can be found here.
  • October 24, 2023 – Part three: “Implementation Day: Grant Management in Horizon Europe” – more information can be found here.

On October 10th, IHI is organizing a webinar “In conversation with… iConsensus“, during which the iConsensus project on innovative drugs will be presented. Registration is available at the link.

Partners and those interested in partnership in IHI are invited on October 12th to the webinar “Contributing partners – who, why and how?“. During the meeting, the role and contribution of partners in the IHI project will be discussed, as well as the process of submitting partnership applications. More information can be found at the link.

Matchmaking:

  • October 10-11 – during the 19th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA 2023) at Łukasiewicz – PORT, the Industry Contact Point for Medical Technologies and Health is organizing a matchmaking event, which will take place at the Wrocław Institute and online. The event is aimed at conference participants and all those interested in the field of biotechnology. The link to the platform where you can register for the event and propose a meeting to other participants can be found here.
  • Registration is open for Horizon4Poland’23, the largest matchmaking event in the field of R&D in Poland, which will take place in Warsaw on November 21-22, 2023. This is an excellent opportunity to listen to inspiring lectures and meet foreign experts. Registration is available at the link.
  • On October 27th, the deadline for submitting presentations for the pitching session organized during Horizon4Poland’23 expires. More information and registrations can be found on the event’s website. We invite you to present project ideas, introduce your organization, and search for potential partners for the consortium! Presenters are asked to prepare short, 4-minute presentations (max. 3-5 slides, max. 5MB). The template (along with guidelines for its content) is available here. Presentations should be sent by email to: paulina.jasinska-zielinska@piap.lukasiewicz.gov.pl.

Conferences:

  • On October 4-5 in Valencia, the conference “The evolution of healthcare to improve people’s lives” will take place. More information can be found at the link.
  • On October 10th, the World Mental Health Day conference will take place in Brussels, focusing on a comprehensive EU approach where priority is given to healthy mental health for all. The event will be live-streamed. Registration is available at the link.

Competitions:

On October 26th, the European Commission opens new competitions in the Health cluster:

Application deadline: April 11, 2024

We would like to remind you that within the IHI partnership, the following competitions are open:

  • Competition 4 – two-stage, short applications must be submitted by November 8, 2023.
  • Competition 5 – single-stage, full applications must be submitted by January 16, 2024.

Information on the website.

Find out more about these competitions from the recordings of our expert’s webinars on the rules of participating in single-stage, two-stage competitions, and competition topics.