Welcome to Health-NCP-Net 3.0 (HNN 3.0)
We are a network of National Contact Points (NCPs) in the area of “Health” enhancing transnational cooperation between NCPs for Cluster 1 Health in Horizon Europe to increase the support for those interested in research funding.
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On July 3, 2024, the European Commission and Canada signed the Association Agreement to Pillar II of Horizon Europe, which comes into force. Canadian institutions can now receive funding and coordinate projects as part of Horizon Europe's Pillar II tenders, including the Health Cluster and the Cancer Mission, as standard.
Canada joins Horizon Europe programme
Background: Associated states are not member states of the European Union, but contribute to the European framework program Horizon Europe. This means that institutions in the associated countries are not only eligible to participate but also to receive funding, can coordinate joint projects and contribute to meeting the minimum requirements for a consortium.
On June 16 2024 the European Artificial Intelligence Office (AI Office) was established within the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technologies (DG Connect) of the European Commission. The AI Office was decided as part of the package of measures launched by the European Commission to support European start-ups and small and medium-sized companies in the development of trustworthy artificial intelligence. The package of measures followed the political agreement reached in December 2023 on the European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence ("AI Act").
The AI Office will support the development and use of trustworthy AI and protect against risks. It will play a key role in the implementation of the new European Regulation on AI by supporting the governance bodies in the Member States in their tasks. It will also ensure a European approach to AI at the international level.
AI office on the European Commission website
The European Commission has published the 2023 annual report on the European Union's activities in the field of research and innovation and on the monitoring of Horizon Europe.
The report shows the research-related support measures for Ukraine and the measures to increase the internal security of the European Union. Horizon Europe provides, among other things, information about the status of the association, statistics on calls for tenders and success rates. The success rate for proposals in the health cluster is 21.8%.
Full report on the European Commission website
The European Commission published two reports on studies about the implementation of the EU Cancer Mission and the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre.
The report about the implementation of the EU Cancer Mission was written by focus groups with citizens in six EU Member States. Citizen engagement activities have been considered highly important in all phases of the Mission development and implementation, to ensure that the knowledge, needs, preferences, and potential of EU citizens are considered when developing interventions and actions to prevent and fight cancer.
The full report "Cancer prevention, early detection, and screening: EU citizen perceptions and experiences" can be found here.
The other reports deals with an operational concept for a European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC). The ECPDC aims at increasing the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors, which is often characterised by a lack of understanding or insufficient consideration of patient needs during and after the treatment.
The full report "An operational concept for a European Cancer Patient Digital Centre" can be found here.
The DESIGN One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (OHAMR) project, which is preparing the new co-funded partnership OHAMR, is conducting a public survey on the final draft of its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The SRIA represents the vision, mission, goals and scientific priorities and implementation plan of the OHAMR. Researchers, stakeholders, policy makers, patient groups and all interested parties are invited to provide feedback on the SRIA.
The survey is open until May 30, 2024.
The European Global Health EDCTP3 (“European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership”) has published a call for tenders on the Mpox outbreak. Due to the ongoing Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo emergency funding of 5 million € are mobilized to support research and innovation projects that will advance our understanding of the ongoing epidemic, contribute to the development of preventive and management strategies and support an efficient public health response.
The call for proposals will open for submissions on 14 May and is expected to close on 29 May.
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