Supporting the uptake of innovative Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methodology and advancing HTA expertise across EU

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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-HLTH-2023-IND-06-01

Call

Supporting the uptake of innovative Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methodology and advancing HTA expertise across EU

Summary

HTA bodies have the responsibility to assess the added value of new health technologies and advise on its reimbursement and use within a healthcare system. Due to the rapid pace at which technology advance and in order to support decision making in an appropriate manner, HTA experts have to adapt/revise regularly their methodology. Whilst EU-funded projects in the field of HTA have addressed some of the research needs of the HTA bodies (e.g. methods of analysis, use of real-world data, use of patient reported outcomes), translation of their results/recommendations into HTA work remains limited.
Τhis action could represent an excellent opportunity for both those generating and those using the evidence to come together and discuss the key HTA methodological issues.
Τhe Coordination Group on HTA will have to adopt methodological guidelines for joint HTA work (e.g. joint clinical assessments, joint scientific consultation).

Detailed Call Description

The topic is divided into two strands of activities, with applicants tackling both in their proposals:

Implementation of innovative HTA methods: EU-funded research projects (e.g. COMED, IMPACT-HTA, HTx, GetReal, EHDEN) developed innovative methods aiming at addressing HTA bodies’ needs.

Advancing HTA expertise across the EU and Associated Countries should be carried out through a training programme tailored to the needs of HTA bodies, which may include twinning activities between HTA bodies/agencies to develop expertise and facilitate knowledge sharing among HTA bodies/agencies in the EU.

The proposals should address all of the following activities:

  • Identification of innovative methods and tools, in particular those developed in EU-funded projects able to address HTA bodies’ needs (in different areas: relative effectiveness assessment, cost-effectiveness assessment, etc.)
  • Identifications of barriers to the uptake of these methods (and potential associated tools, e.g. open-source software to run cost-effectiveness analyses)
  • Use cases (based on the needs identified by HTA bodies) to facilitate the endorsement by HTA bodies of innovative methods
  • Development of an implementation plan including supporting tools and training modules (by researchers, alone or in collaboration with HTA bodies, to be delivered to HTA bodies/agencies)
  • Recommendations for broader dissemination.

Call Total Budget

€5,00 million

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

100%

Contribution per project: €5,00 million

 

Thematic Categories

  • Education and training
  • Health
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Educational Institutions
  • Legal Entities
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Training Centres

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In recognition of the opening of the US National Institutes of Health’s programmes to European researchers, legal entities established in the United States of America may exceptionally participate as a beneficiary or affiliated entity, and are eligible to receive Union funding.

Coordinators of projects must be legal entities established in an EU Member State or Associated Country.

Call Opening Date

12/01/2023

Call Closing Date

13/04/2023

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia

Telephone: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:
George Christou

Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy

Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Telephone: +357 22 205 038
Contact Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy

(Publish Date: 07/02/2023-for internal use only)

EU Contact Point

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact