International Collaboration in FP7 Health Research

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International Collaboration in FP7 Health
Research
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Outcome of FP6
ReminderALL RESEARCH TOPICS WERE OPEN FOR 3rd
COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS

• At least 3 organizations from EU and/or
  associated states
• In addition, third country participants were
  welcome
• Partners from the INCO target countries, could
  receive funding

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3rd countries participation in FP6 Health
Research
Number of 3rd country participants in Health
projects
Number of participants (Top Ten)
In total 245 participants from 51 third
countries
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Timeframe for FP7 projects
Results from FP7 projects in use
Projects resulting from FP7 calls operating
Official duration of FP7 2007-2013
Last projects start
Last projects end
First projects start
First calls
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Health Research

• Rationale for pan-European approach
• Strong EU-based biomedical research strengthen
  the competitiveness of large industries (pharma)
  and SMEs (healthcare biotech medical
  technology)
• Transnational co-operation is essential to face
  the worldwide competition
• Contribute to the development of norms
  standards to set up appropriate legislative
  framework for new medical technologies (e.g.
  regenerative medicine)

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International Collaboration Issues at stake

1. Development assistancepolicy objectives, e.g.
   Millennium Development Goalstargets poor
   countries, e.g. ACP
2. Strengthening EU competitiveness competing with
   industrialised countries (e.g. attracting
   excellence)collaboration for mutual
   gainstargets more developed countries (e.g.
   BRIC)
3. Science diplomacycollaborating with
   industrialised countriesice breaking when
   collaborating with new partner countriesputting
   meat on the bones of ST agreementsa sign of
   maturity of the FPs (openness)targets OECD, all
   3rd countries

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International Collaboration Target
countries/regions
MS/Ac EU-Member States/Associated
Countries ICPC International Cooperation
Partner Countries EECA Eastern Europe and
Central Asia ACP African, Carribean and Pacific
Countries MCP Mediterranean Partner
Countries BRIC Brazil, Russia, India and
China WB Western Balkan or other Latin
America, Asia,
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International Collaboration What is new in FP7?
The management of thematic INCO projects moves
from the INCO directorate to the thematic
directorates ? INCO-Health to Health
Research - better synergies with traditional
collaborative projects in the theme - greater
visibility for INCO projects as part of a larger
portfolio
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International Collaboration in FP7
2 different avenues

• 1. All activities open for International
  Cooperation
• International Cooperation Partner Countries
  (ICPCs) can participate in projects and receive
  EC funding
• Minimum number of participants 3 from MS/AS
• 2. Specific International Cooperation Actions -
  SICA
• Address specific issues of partner countries or
  with a global character, on the basis of mutual
  interest and benefit
• Minimum number of participants 22 (2 from
  MS/AS 2 from ICPCs)

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International Collaboration in FP7 Health
15 SICA topics in the first Work Programme
(deadlines in 2007)

• Examples
• Influenza research with Asian partners
• Childhood and adolescent mental disorders (EECA
  and Western Balkans)
• Development of new diagnostic and therapeutic
  tools to confront infectious agents of the
  Trypanosomatidae family (ICPC)
• Bioprospecting for drug leads to find new drugs
  against infectious diseases (ICPC)
• Improving Pre-natal and maternal care (ACP, MPC)

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International Collaboration in FP7 Health
15 SICA topics in the first Work Programme
(deadlines in 2007)

• Examples cont.
• Traditional Chinese medicine (China)
• Innovative research in HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB
  (India)
• Epidemiological investigations into long-term
  trends of population health (MPC, Russia and
  EECA)
• Health care intervention research (Western
  Balkans)
• Next generation of researchers for HIV/AIDS,
  malaria, TB and neglected infectious diseases
  (ICPC)

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Information

• Dr. Indridi Benediktsson
• Directorate Health, Horizontal Aspects and
  Coordination
• Indridi.Benediktsson_at_ec.europa.eu
• Information requests http//ec.europa.eu/research
  /index.cfm?pgenquiries