Partnership

ERA for Health

ERA for Health

Partnership website: https://era4health.eu/

The partnership aims at establishing a flexible and effective coordination between funding organisations in the European Research Area (ERA) for Health and Well-being. The Partnership started its activities in November 2022. Flanders is actively involved.

The Partnership 'Fostering a European Research Area for Health' (ERA4Health) brings the opportunity to increase European transnational collaborative research funding by creating a funding body for joint programming in priority areas addressing European public health needs. 

Participation Flanders

The Partnership brings together 33 partners and 27 funding organisations from 22 countries. Among the consortium partners are Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO). 

Located in Flanders & interested in the Partnership? Consult the dedicated FWO webpage

Past calls for proposals

  • CARDINNOV - Reserach targeting development of innovative therapeutic strategies in cardiovascular disease. 
  • HealthEquity - Increasing health equity through promoting healthy diets and physical activity. 
  • NutriBrain - Modulation of brain ageing through nutrition and healthy lifestyle
  • NANOTECMEC - Nano and advanced technologies for disease prevention, diagnostic and therapy

You can register to the ERA4Health newsletter to stay informed about upcoming calls for proposals here: Newsletter - ERA4HEALTH

Key documents

Contact

Commission services: RTD-SANTE-HE-HEALTH-CLUSTER@ec.europa.eu

Partnership: Contact - ERA4HEALTH

What are partnerships?

Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.

How to use partnerships?

  • orientation
    Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points.
  • networking
    Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents.
  • ecosystem analysis
    Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain.
  • steering the agenda
    Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.

Testimonial

image of RUSTICA - Converting organic residues into bio-based fertiliser products

RUSTICA - Converting organic residues into bio-based fertiliser products

The RUSTICA project obtained funding under Horizon 2020, more in particular under the topic ‘Closing nutrient cycles’.  RUSTICA focuses on demonstration and implementation of circular bio-based nutrient valorisation chains, focusing on waste from the fruit and vegetable agro-food system. The project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2024. It will use a strong multi-actor approach to co-create both socio-economic and technological knowledge in four case study regions in Europe and one in Colombia. The Flanders-based company DRANCO is one of the project partners and acts as technical project manager for the entire project. DRANCO participates in the project to develop its own technologies, to network and to help make the transition to a more circular based economy.