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Enhancing cybersecurity of connected medical devices

Summary

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Call

Enhancing cybersecurity of connected medical devices

Detailed Call Description

Proposals are expected to address some or all of the following:

  • Systematic review of current standards/guidelines/best practices applied to cybersecurity of connected medical devices, with the final objective to identify and specify gaps and requirements based on evidence.
  • Propose risk benefit analysis schemes for cybersecurity of connected medical devices, taking into account several novel technological developments (e.g. 5G networks, big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, augmented reality, blockchain) and interconnection architectures.
  • Explore, develop and validate novel methodologies and toolboxes for ensuring cybersecurity of connected medical devices by design.
  • Identify representative case studies, evaluate the applicability of existing guidance MDCG 2019-16 (guidance on cybersecurity for medical devices) and make recommendations to (better) address specificities of the connected medical device, including software, of different risk classes.
  • Assessment of the applicability (and revision) of current guidance, the MDCG 2019-16 (guidance on cybersecurity for medical devices), to connected medical device, including software.

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

Contribution per project: €6,00 million

Eligibility For Participation Notes

Stakeholders: e.g. manufacturers, suppliers, health care providers, integrators, operators.

Programme Category
EU Competitive Programmes
Total Budget
€20,00 million
Thematic Categories
  • Health
  • Information Technology
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
  • Central Government
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
06/10/2021
Call Closing Date
21/04/2022
National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Mr Marinos Fotiadis
Contact Phone: 22 205 048
E-mail: mphotiades@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/

Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Contact Phone: 22 205 038
E-mail: itheodorou@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/

(Publish Date: 26/11/2021-for internal use only)

EU Contact Point

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact

Website
Funding&Tenders HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 4. Health p.158
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