Health

The aim of the ERRIN Health Working Group is to support TWG members with anticipations, updated information, clarification and knowledge on EU level health research related issues, in order for them to function as project facilitators towards their regional stakeholders. The Health working group will function as a means to create collaboration between the members in order to develop common EU projects.

Working Group Leaders

Representatives of Brussels-based offices leading the work of Health Working Group.

Leader

Henriette Hansen

South Denmark

Leader

Lucie Durocher

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Leader

Christina Teik

Greater Copenhagen EU Office

Health

Annual Plan

ERRIN Contact

Anett Ruszanov

Gaia Ialisa Marotta

Next Working Group Meetings

Health WG meeting on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion, prevention and cure

Anonymous Wed, 01/04/2020 - 00:00

In line with the Horizon Europe “Global Challenges and Their Drivers”, the next Health WG meeting will focus on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion, prevention and cure.

Last Working Group Meetings

Health WG Meeting on project opportunities for Regions after 2020 + Planning Meeting

Gaia Ialisa Marotta Thu, 16/01/2020 - 09:00

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming meeting on health-related project opportunities for Regions after 2020 on the 16th of January 2020. The meeting will also be an occasion to plan the 2020

PRESENTATION

Health WG Meeting on Personalised Medicine

Anonymous Mon, 21/10/2019 - 14:00

There is still a need to realise the potential of personalised medicine to ensure better prevention and care. The ERRIN health meeting will explore existing ecosystems, strategies and initiatives

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WG Events

01/04/2020 - 00:00

Health WG meeting on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion, prevention and cure

In line with the Horizon Europe “Global Challenges and Their Drivers”, the next Health WG meeting will focus on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion, prevention and cure. Communicable and non-communicable diseases cause the greatest amounts of premature death and disability in the EU and worldwide. The ERRIN Health WG meeting will explore strategies and concrete measures on how to implement effective prevention next to treatments, thus reduce the burden on health and care systems and empower patients. We will take a European outlook on policy and practical level, but we…

30/01/2020 - 09:00

AAL Info Day 2020

In anticipating of the AAL Programme's 2020 Call, interested parties are invited to attend an information day in Vienna, Austria. The event is an opportunity to learn more about the call, meet representatives from the European Commission, the AAL Programme, the EIP on AHA and member states. There will also be an opportunity for match-making activities. The Call text will be presented during the event and attendees will be guided through it to improve their chances of receiving funding in 2020. The draft agenda is attached, to register click here or follow this link for more information.

28/01/2020 - 12:00

Demographic scenarios & healthy ageing policies

AGE Platform Europe and ATHLOS are hosting a meeting on demographic scenarios and healthy ageing policies at the European Parliament. The event will consider patterns of healthy ageing trajectories, their determinants and how they can be used in public health interventions. Due to limited space, participation is only possible once your registration has been confirmed by the event organisers. Registration can be found here. A draft agenda is attached with more information. Please contact Ilenia Gheno (Ilenia.gheno@age-platform.eu) and Nhu Tram (nhu.tram@age-platform.eu) if you have…

16/01/2020 - 09:00

Health WG Meeting on project opportunities for Regions after 2020 + Planning Meeting

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming meeting on health-related project opportunities for Regions after 2020 on the 16th of January 2020. The meeting will also be an occasion to plan the 2020 activities of the Health WG. We look forward to having an active discussion with members and hearing more about their priorities and how to best address them in the upcoming meetings, to maximise knowledge-exchange and project opportunities.

Poster for healthcare innovation roundtable

09/12/2019 - 15:00

Invented and made in Europe: Healthcare innovation roundtable

With discussions on how to establish a close connection between academic research and commercial development in order to have a profound impact on European healthcare systems, the Hungarian representation to the EU is hosting an innovation roundtable. The event will focus on drivers of innovation and needs-based research as well as the potential of fostering initatives that have meaningful societal impact in healthcare, to make Europe a place where biomedical achievements are equally invented and made. The European Commission and EIT-Health will participate in this event. Please…

A pile of pink, yellow and white pill packets

06/12/2019 - 09:30

State of art gender medicine in Italy and European challenges

The conference "State of art of gender medicine in Italy and European challenges" will be held in Ferrara, Italy on 6th-7th December 2019. The event is aimed at presenting the research and application of GM in Italy, that approved in 2018, a National Law (3/2018) for the spread of Gender Medicine, followed by an Implementation decree on the application and dissemination of the Gender Medicine in June 2019 – at the moment unique national law on this matter in the EU. The workshop will also present the results of actions, coordinated by the University Center for Studies on Gender Medicine…

WG Related Content

20/12/2019

EIT Health launches 2020 Wild Card with €4 million investment for innovations addressing Women’s Health and Digital Therapeutics

EIT Health has announced its two Wild Card challenges for 2020. Every year the Wild Card programme sets two challenges that are of high priority to European citizens. This year the first challenge is Women's Health, specifically finding cost-effective and technology driven solutions to provide specialised care for women. The second challenge is Digital Therapeutics, which seeks digital solutions to prevent, treat and manage health conditions and diseases. Up to €2 million will be invested in two start-ups that offer the most effective and disruptive innovation solutions to either of these…

Erasmus+ VET Centres of Excellence partnersearch/AI,VR,AR Companies and VET within Healthcare and Technical sector needed

19/12/2019

Erasmus+ VET Centres of Excellence: /AI,VR,AR Companies and VET within Healthcare and Technical sector needed

Do you want to be a part of VET EDU 4.0 with Global TNE business perspectives? Goal one; VET TNE business taxonomy. Goal two; Developing VET MOOC platform integrating VR/AR/AI Education and the educational sector are moving towards a digital era where Globalisation and flexibility are determining success factors in the provision of knowledge regionally and across borders and cultures (Tait, Cho, & Tong, 2019). Educational Technology (EDTech) is rapidly developed, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platforms like Coursera (Coursera Inc., 2019), Udemy, etc. are gaining more and more…

03/12/2019

SME/Company working in the field of BioChemTech, Healthcare, NanoMaterials

Non-healing chronic wounds and ulcers are a major medical challenge worldwide with devastating consequences for patients and an economic burden for the society. Wound management is confronted with complications related to bacterial infection, control of wound exudate and malodorous secretions. Combined with the prevalence of diabetes, healing is delayed, adversely affecting patients’ quality of life and increases the risk of mortality. Thus, there is a strong need for the integration of innovative technologies to conglomerate multiple materials within a single patch in order to…

21/11/2019

I2M Adoption Awards - applications open

If you have successfully implemented an AHA innovation in your organisation you are invited to put your organisation forward for the I2M Adoption Awards. The EIP on AHA wants to reward successful efforts and showcase such experiences to inspire other healthcare organisations. Benefits of participating include: Gain visibility in the European healthcare community as an innovative organisation. Award your solution with a recognition from the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. Get known as a pioneer and a success case in the European digital health community …

31/07/2019

Workshop AND Webinar on 23 August: MEET & APPLY on the Horizon 2020-topic „Digital diagnostics“

In line with the Horizon 2020 Topic "SC1-BHC-06-2020: Digital diagnostics - developing tools for supporting clinical decisions by integrating various diagnostic data”, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology organises a half-day workshop and webinar on 23 August 2019. The event takes place at Berlin Partner for Business and Technology premises in Berlin, and is open for an international audience via webinar. Aims The workshop is intended for the preparation of proposals. During the workshop, needs for existing project ideas will be collected in order to initiate cooperation with suitable…

15/03/2019

Workshop Green Pervasive Health: Call for abstracts

The workshop aims to mobilize an interdisciplinary community of scholarship and practice to address the impacts of urban green spaces on the health and well-being of citizens, using pervasive computing technologies as a unifying central concept. This workshop aims to: identify the existing data sources and pervasive computing technologies applicable to assessment of green space impacts on human health and well-being. explore the use of pervasive computing technologies and resultant health and well-being data by urban planners and policymakers. define the key elements of pervasive computing…

Latest Updates

By Hilary Webb

Demographic scenarios & healthy ageing policies

AGE Platform Europe and ATHLOS are hosting a meeting on demographic scenarios and healthy ageing policies at the European Parliament.

By Anonymous

Health WG meeting on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion, prevention and cure

Communicable and non-communicable diseases cause the greatest amounts of premature death and disability in the EU and worldwide. In line with the Horizon Europe “Global Challenges and Their Drivers”, the next Health WG meeting will focus on Tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion, prevention and cure.

By Gaia Ialisa Marotta

Health WG Meeting on project opportunities for Regions after 2020 + Planning Meeting

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming meeting on health-related project opportunities for Regions after 2020 on the 16th of January 2020.

The meeting will also be an occasion to plan the 2020 activities of the Health WG.

By Gaia Ialisa Marotta
20/01/2020

Are you interested in participating in a project on mobilising institutional reforms in the health research and innovation systems?

ERRIN is looking for regions interested in being partners for the Horizon 2020 call SC1-HCO-03-2020 - Bridging the divide in health research and innovation: boosting return on investment.

By Agnieszka Wieczorek
07/01/2020

'Evidence informed policymaking' training course by JRC

A 2-day training course is organised on “Evidence informed policymaking” which will aim to introduce participants to useful tools, train them to navigate between different types of evidence and research methods, and reflect on how to deal with the many challenges of evidence-informed policymaking. ERRIN has been invited to nominate up to 3 candidates.

By Hilary Webb
20/12/2019

EIT Health launches 2020 Wild Card with €4 million investment for innovations addressing Women’s Health and Digital Therapeutics

EIT Health announces its two Wild Card challenges for an investment of up to €2 million. This year the challenges are women's health and digital therapeutics.