The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) European Partnership has now launched the previously pre-announced calls 4 and 5.
IHI call 4 topics (two-stage call)
The call includes the following Research and Innovation Actions topics:
- Topic 1: Expanding translational knowledge in minipigs: a path to reduce and replace non-human primates in non-clinical safety assessment
- Topic 2: Patient-centric blood sample collection to enable decentralised clinical trials and improve access to healthcare
- Topic 3: Inclusive clinical studies for equitable access to clinical research in Europe
- Topic 4: Establishing novel approaches to improve clinical trials for rare and ultra-rare diseases
- Topic 5: Safe & sustainable by design (SSbD) packaging and single use device solutions for healthcare products
- Topic 6: Sustainable circular development and manufacturing of healthcare products and their quantitative environmental impact assessment
The call deadline for the first stage is on 8 November 2023 and for the second stage on 23 April 2024. The estimated IHI financial contribution is €85,350 million and the industry contribution is €85,076 million.
IHI call 5 topics (one-stage call)
The call includes the following Research and Innovation Actions topics:
- Topic 1: Accelerating the implementation of New Approach Methodologies and other innovative non-animal approaches for the development, testing and production of health technologies
- Topic 2: Development and proof of principle of new clinical applications of theranostics solutions
- Topic 3: Improved prediction, detection, and treatment approaches for comprehensive stroke management
- Topic 4: Maximising the potential of synthetic data generation in healthcare applications
The call deadline is on 16 January 2024. The estimated IHI financial contribution is €115 million.
All topic texts and call documentation, including a comprehensive guide for applicants, details of how to apply and guidance on finding project partners can be found on the IHI website.
Resources from the recent IHI information webinars are available. The events included info sessions on the topics, preparing the financial parts of the proposal, and pitching sessions for prospective applicants.