Working Group Leaders
Representatives of Brussels-based offices leading the work of Health Working Group.
Health
ERRIN’s Health Working Group (WG) supports members with early intelligence and regular updates about EU-level health policy-related issues, regulations, EU programmes and their funding opportunities. Creating opportunities for interregional cooperation in the Health area is one of the WG’s main objectives. The WG is also a vehicle for networking, profile raising and promoting good practices and projects among health stakeholders in the ERRIN regions.
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Previous Related ERRIN Working Group Meetings
Policy & Smart Specialisation WGs meeting: Widening in FP10 and impact on cohesion policy post-2027
The topic of widening gathers high attention in the discussions around the next European Framework Programme for R&I, raising questions with the potential to influence not only the Widening sub-
Skills in the health sector: Health WG
The Health Working Group meeting will update colleagues on the European Commission’s initiatives linked to staff and skills shortages and training and up-skilling of the health workforce, exploring
Policy WG meeting: Role of EU Missions in FP10
ERRIN has been closely involved in the design and implementation of the EU Missions since their inception. Missions remain one of the network's priorities and were one of the four main areas of focus
WG Related Events
Closing webinar of the Scientific Panel for Health - Recommendations for health research in Europe - Design for Impact
The Scientific Panel for Health (SPH), established under Horizon 2020, is coming to its close as the framework period ends. During this online event, the panel will share its final recommendations for health research in Europe, developed through extensive stakeholder engagement over the last five years.
No one size fits all: artificial intelligence as key technology for personalised medicine
The representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union is hosting a webinar on the topic of AI and personalised medicine.
Health WG Meeting: Horizon Europe mission on Cancer - information session
The Health WG meeting will focus on the development process of the mission, which will be presented by Tomi Makela, Research Director at the Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE who takes part of the Mission Board on cancer.
More Years Better Lives infosession on equality and well-being calls
The Joint Programming Initiative More Years Better Lives (JPI MYBL) is hosting an online information session on its current call for proposals on equality and well-being.
Procurement: Responding to COVID-19
This webinar will ask how Innovation in Procurement (IP) can bridge these gaps and how it cam concretely help in the response to the COVID-19 challenge.
Health and ICT WG meeting: Telemedicine as an answer to the current challenges
This joint WG meeting will look at telemedicine as an opportunity for the future and as a phenomenon in the context of the current crisis.
WG Documents
ERRIN Year in review 2022
The ERRIN Year in review 2022 is out! Read the report to see the numerous activities ERRIN and its members have been involved in throughout the year.
ERRIN & EUREGHA joint statement on Horizon Europe Mission on Cancer
Please find attached ERRIN and the network of European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)'s joint statement on the Horizon Europe Mission on Cancer.
Draft statement on Cancer Mission
Further to the Health WG meeting on the Cancer Mission, EUREGHA and ERRIN have decided to address the Cancer Mission Board with a statement to emphasise the role of regions in this mission.
WG Related Content
Digital Europe Advanced Digital Skills call for digital tech education funding- Deadline 24 January
Digital Europe programme's call on Advanced Digital Skills 'Specialised education programmes or modules in key capacity areas' is open until 24 January 2023. With a budget of €56m, HaDEA will be funding education programmes in digitaltech, jointly designed by universities, research centres & businesses.
Management Board elections 2022 – results
Between 3 and 17 October, ERRIN members could put forward their candidatures for this year’s ERRIN Management Board elections. Five new Management Board members were selected and approved at the Autumn Annual General Meeting on 8 December.
Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24 adopted
The Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24 has been adopted by the European Commission.
New European Innovation Agenda: Council conclusions adopted
On 2 December, the Council adopted the conclusions on the New European Innovation Agenda. We have collected some key points highlighted by the Council and ERRIN remarks on the document. The CoR opinion on the same topic, to which ERRIN provided comments, was also adopted on 1 December.
Largest public consultation on Horizon programmes 2014-2027 now open
The Commission has launched the largest public consultation ever held on the past, present and future of the European Research & Innovation Framework Programmes 2014-2027. Stakeholders are invited to share their views on the performance of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, as well as shaping the strategic orientations for the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027. The consultation will stay open for 12 weeks, closing in February 2023.
Kunsthal Nord is looking for project partners with a focus on anxiety and depression
This project seeks to use art as a tool for communicating the reality of the anxious and depressed to create new pathways of understanding and empathy in its audience, as well as provide a comparative framework for understanding the differences between how European nations deal with anxiety and depression.
Latest Updates
- By Hilary Webb
Launch of DigitalHealthEurope Forum
The DigitalHealthEurope project has launched a unique discussion platform, the DHE Forum, which will address a wide range of topics related to digital health transformations.
- By Hilary Webb
Stakeholder consultation on EU4Health
A consultation is now open on the priorities and strategic orientations of EU4Health and in particular its Annual Work Programme for 2022.
- By Hilary Webb
Survey on Commission's science, research & innovation communication
The European Commission has launched an anonymous survey, which it hopes will improve its communication on science, research and innovation.
- By Hilary Webb
DigitalHealthEurope interoperability and standards portal launches
The DHE project is pleased to announce a new information portal that has been developed especially with patients and the public in mind to explain interoperability and standards.
- By Hilary Webb
Launch of Knowledge Centre on Cancer
The European Commission has launched the Knowledge Centre on Cancer, the first action delivered under Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. The knowledge centre is a new online platform to gather evidence and coordinate actions on cancer research and innovation.
- By Hilary Webb
First Horizon Europe calls launch
The first calls for proposals in the EU's new key funding programme for research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, are now open.