Preparing UNCAN.eu, a European initiative to understand cancer

Closed

Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-MISS-2021-UNCAN-01-01

Call

Preparing UNCAN.eu, a European initiative to understand cancer

Summary

The intended goal of the mission on cancer is to save more than three million lives by 2030, with cancer patients living longer and better.

Detailed Call Description

This coordination and support action aims to develop the operational concept of the UNCAN.eu initiative.
The proposal should address, among others:

  • Integration with ESFRI European Research Infrastructures, European Reference Networks, as well as other international cancer-centred research and data initiatives (e.g. 1+Million Genomes, SPECTA, etc.), as well as data exchange with national cancer data ecosystems;
  • Sustainable and interoperable data platforms facilitating data access in compliance with data protection legislation and ethical principles, which will be developed in the framework of a future Health Research and Innovation Cloud, a thematic cloud under the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), which will also address the data requirements of the European Health Data Space (EHDS)[6] and be interoperable with it;
  • Mechanisms for determining clinical priorities and development of new models and technologies to interrogate the interactions of cancers and their host.

Call Total Budget

€3,00 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

Expected EU contribution per project: € 3,00 million

Thematic Categories

  • Health
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • State-owned Enterprises

Call Opening Date

22/06/2021

Call Closing Date

20/10/2021

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation

Strovolos Avenue 123, 2042 Nicosia, Cyprus, P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/

Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy

Ioannis Theodorou

Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy

(Publish Date: 28/07/2021-for internal use only)