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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Policy & Smart Specialisation WGs meeting: Widening in FP10 and impact on cohesion policy post-2027

Policy & Smart Specialisation WGs meeting: Widening in FP10 and impact on cohesion policy post-2027

Ewa Chomicz

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-

Health WG

Skills in the health sector: Health WG

Lucy Hammond

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

Policy WG meeting: Role of EU Missions in FP10

Ewa Chomicz

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

WG Related Events

Matchmaking Event for territories interested to become Regional Innovation Valleys

On 12 September 2023, the Commission is organising an online matchmaking event for territories interested in becoming RIVs. It aims at creating opportunities for participants to meet and connect with a view of responding to the RIVs call for expression interest by 18 September 2023 and/or finding partners for applications to RIVs calls for proposals under Horizon Europe and I3 Instrument by 17 October 2023.

2nd International Symposium on Digital Transformation

The 2nd International Symposium on Digital Transformation (ISDT) organised by Linnaeus University will be held on 21–23 August 2023 in Växjö, Sweden. Researchers and practitioners working on digital transformations are invited to submit their contributions. Linnaeus University invites you to the 2nd International Symposium on Digital Transformation (ISDT) to be held on 21–23 August 2023 in Växjö, Sweden. We invite researchers & practitioners working on technical, organisational, & social aspects of digital transformations to submit your contribution. One of our main goals is…

Info day on EU4Health 2023 open calls for Action Grants

This information session is organised by HaDEA with the participation of the European Commission's DG SANTE, DG HERA and DG ENER to present the policy context, objectives, expected impact and procedure to apply to the 2023 EU4Health open calls. The webinar will take place on 30 June from 10:00-16:10.

Policy WG meeting: Regional Innovation Valleys call under Horizon Europe – dealing with co-funding

In the frame of ERRIN’s focus on the Regional Innovation Valleys call under Horizon Europe (EIE RIV call), the requirement of 50% co-funding emerges as one of the most challenging aspects of the call for prospective applicant regions. The online Policy WG meeting on 29 June aims to discuss this urgent issue to further support network members in applying to the EIE RIV call by 17 October.

Stakeholder workshop on the progress of Horizon Europe

The European Commission is organising a stakeholder workshop on the progress of Horizon Europe in the context of the mid-term review. The event will take place online on 29 June from 10:00-13:00 CEST. Participants will be invited to take the floor and share their individual experiences with Horizon Europe up until now. Widening countries are particularly encouraged to take part.

ERRIN Spring AGM 2023

ERRIN's Spring Annual General Meeting will take place on 22 June from 14:30-17:45 CEST, followed by networking reception. This year the event will be held in-person, with online streaming available for members who aren’t based in Brussels.

WG Documents

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

WG Related Content

Seeking coordinator for HORIZON-JU-IHI-2023-05-04 Maximising the potential of synthetic data generation in healthcare applications

Health Technology lab (Turku UAS) and Turku PET Center are seeking the opportunity to join a consortium for the IHI call HORIZON-JU-IHI-2023-05-04 Maximising the potential of synthetic data generation in healthcare applications.

Management Board elections 2023 – results

Following the call for nominations for ERRIN Management Board held between 20 September and 5 October, we are happy to announce the nominated Management Board members. The five nominees will be approved as new Management Board members at the ERRIN Extraordinary General Meeting on 16 November.

Shape ERRIN's agenda 2024 - Annual Member Survey

In view of the annual strategy workshops that we will organise with all the Working Group (WG) and Task Force (TF) leaders in the second half of November, all members are invited to provide input on priorities, topics, and activities that should be addressed in 2024. The input can be provided by 31 October 2023.

169 country actions in support of the New European Innovation Agenda

On 19 September 2023, the European Commission published the list of actions that Member States and Associated Countries to Horizon Europe are so far undertaking or planning to undertake in support of one or more of the five flagships of the New European Innovation Agenda, including Flagship 3 closely followed by ERRIN. 20 countries have so far reported 169 actions in total, with their scope ranging from regional, through national to European.

Management Board elections 2023 – call for nominations launched!

Every year ERRIN holds elections for the Management Board. Becoming a member of the Board offers a great opportunity to develop ERRIN further and strategically lead the network’s activities. You can put forward your candidature for this year’s elections until 5 October.

Open call for technical assistance: Harnessing talent, empower regions

Until 20 October 2023, 46 regions that have been identified as facing a sharp working-age population decline, in combination with a low and stagnating share of people with tertiary education and brain drain can apply for an open call for technical assistance under the Talent Booster Mechanism.

Latest Updates

  • By Lucy Hammond

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.

  • By Lucy Hammond

The Danish University of Applied Science, UCN - Department of Nursing is looking for a consortium and lead partner for 'Novel approaches for palliative and end-of-life care for non-cancer patients' (HORIZON-HLTH-2023-DISEASE-03-01)

The research unit of Nursing at the University College of Northern Denmark (UCN) - are interested in joining a consortium as a partner with an experienced coordinator for the call: 'Integrated care solutions for better quality: person-centred long-term care and territorial inequalities in their provision' (HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-09).

  • By Lucy Hammond

The Danish University of Applied Science, UCN, Department of Nursing is looking for a consortium and a lead partner for 'Integrated care solutions for better quality' (Horizon-CL2- 2023-TRANSFORMATION-01-09)

The Department of Nursing at the University College of Northern Denmark is interested in joining a consortium as a partner with an experienced coordinator for the call: 'Integrated care solutions for better quality: person-centred long-term care and territorial inequalities in their provision' (HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-09).

  • By Lucy Hammond

The Danish University for Applied Science, UCN, Department of Nursing and the Research Centre of Health and Applied Technology are looking for a consortium and lead partner for The Silver Deal

The department of nursing and the Research Centre of Health and Applied Technology at the University of College Northern Denmark are interested in joining a consortium as a partner with an experienced coordinator for the call: The Silver  Deal – Person-Centred health and care in European regions. Horizon Europe Call (HORIZON-HTHL-2023-STAYHLTH-01-01).

  • By Bogdan Chelariu

Full Time ERA-Chair Holder Position in Nanomedicine (Iasi, Romania) - 22 January deadline

Deadline: 22 January 2023 Full-Time ERA-Chair Holder Position in Nanomedicine. The Regional Institute of Oncology – Iasi, Romania, is looking for a senior researcher to serve as the ERA Chair in Nanomedicine to create and lead a team of researchers in the new research center - TRANSCEND.

  • By Lucy Hammond

VITALISE EU Project's second Open Call for Transnational Access to services and infrastructure of Living Labs

VITALISE EU project on Harmonisation of Living Labs in the health domain for increasing access and promote joint research has launched it's second open call. This is a project that wants to open Living Labs infrastructures and services to a wide range of research actions and stakeholders that can benefit from such coordinated resources. Through the Transnational Access (TA) Programme, VITALISE project opens up 17 Living Lab Research Infrastructures located in 7 different countries to external researchers from multiple disciplines, so that they conduct their research studies for free.