Preparing UNCAN.eu, a European initiative to understand cancer
Summary
Missions aim to address some of the greatest challenges facing our society. They are bold and inspirational with clear objectives that are time-bound, realistic, measurable and targeted. Theυ are linked to research and innovation and aim to address social challenges with systemic solutions, leading to social transformations and social impact.
Programme Name
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.
Call
Detailed Call Description
This coordination and support action aims to develop the operational concept of the UNCAN.eu initiative. The proposal should address, among others:
- Integration with ESFRI European Research Infrastructures, European Reference Networks, as well as other international cancer-centred research and data initiatives (e.g. 1+Million Genomes, SPECTA, etc.), as well as data exchange with national cancer data ecosystems;
- Sustainable and interoperable data platforms facilitating data access in compliance with data protection legislation and ethical principles, which will be developed in the framework of a future Health Research and Innovation Cloud, a thematic cloud under the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), which will also address the data requirements of the European Health Data Space (EHDS)[6] and be interoperable with it;
- Mechanisms for determining clinical priorities and development of new models and technologies to interrogate the interactions of cancers and their host.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: € 3,00 million
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€3,00 millionThematic Categories
- Health
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
22/06/2021Call Closing Date
20/10/2021National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Strovolos Avenue 123, 2042 Nicosia, Cyprus, P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/
Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy
Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 28/07/2021-for internal use only)