Deadline: 15-Mar-23
The European Commission (EC) is calling for proposals for Screening platforms and biomarkers for the prediction and prevention of diseases of unmet public health need.
Scope
- As the population of the European Union ages, the rising burden of disease is a major challenge to the sustainability and resilience of healthcare systems. The identification of individuals at risk of developing an illness so that they can receive an appropriate treatment before the disease develops is an important factor to address this problem. However, for many health conditions, they lack full understanding of the underlying mechanisms, including the predisposition to disease and how environmental and genetic factors affect the occurrence of the disease.
- Projects funded under this topic should address this challenge by developing an open platform for screening individuals with the aim of identifying people at risk of disease. Applicants should clearly identify a disease(s) of unmet public health need, and specify the initial biomarkers to identify people at risk that will be used within the project (e.g. genetic, metabolic, digital and imaging biomarkers, lifestyle/environmental, family inherited disease, and/or combinations of these) and explain their choices with relevant evidence where possible. By the end of the project, the screening platform should be able to be used for population screening and decision-making including selection of the most appropriate intervention(s) and new technology development.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
R&I actions (projects) to be supported under this topic should aim to deliver results that contribute to all of the following expected outcomes for disease(s) of high unmet public health need selected by the applicants:
- Patients will receive more timely personalised interventions (prevention, early treatment to avoid complications, etc) to reduce morbidity and mortality from major diseases, improving the lives of citizens.
- Healthcare professionals have access to a screening platform and clinically validated biomarkers for identifying people at risk of disease to facilitate the selection of the most appropriate preventative action.
- Researchers have new biomarkers for prediction and prevention to allow for the development of safer and more effective personalised interventions tailored to the individual’s characteristics.
- Healthcare systems will benefit from reliable evidence to target effective, preventative therapeutic interventions to those citizens who will benefit most from them.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;
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eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated to Horizon Europe;
- low- and middle-income countries.
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