Forskningsservice | Research Services

Today, the EU Commission presented their EU:s Beating Cancer Plan.

Here is a link to the plan and below you find a short summary. https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/non_communicable_diseases/docs/eu_cancer-plan_en.pdf

Cancer is one of the Commission’s top health priorities. This is an EU-wide strategy for the prevention, treatment and care of cancer. This is a broad approach to tackling cancer, which includes everything the EU wants to do, including beyond research and funding.

Based on new technologies, research and innovation, the cancer plan will lay out a new approach to how cancer is treated and fought in Europe. The cancer plan is built around four main areas and a total of EUR 4 billion has been earmarked from the EU’s various funding instruments for actions in the field of cancer – including the new EU4Health health program, the Horizon Europe research program and the Digital Europe program.

The four main areas are:

• Prevention through actions that address key risk factors, such as tobacco or harmful air pollutants.
• Early detection of cancer by improving access to qualitative care as well as an increase in preventive screening measures for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer in the member countries. To achieve this goal, a new proposal for a plan for cancer screening will be presented.
• Diagnostic and treatment through actions that ensure a more integrated and comprehensive cancer care that also addresses unequal access to quality care and medicines.
• Improved quality of life for cancer patients, which includes rehabilitation and support in the event of a relapse. To achieve this goal, a new initiative “Better Life for Cancer Patient Initiative” will be presented with a focus on follow-up care.

Furthermore, a Knowledge Center on Cancer will be launched to support the coordination of cancer-related scientific and technological initiatives at EU level. A European Cancer Imaging initiative will also be built to support the development of new computer-aided tools to improve personalized care interventions and innovative solutions. 

Translation of a text from Region Skånes Brysselkontor

The first calls for proposals funded through the European Green Deal programme are now open. They have a deadline for applications of 26 January 2021, and you can find a list of these calls, along with links to more information and the submission system here:

Open European Green Deal calls

If you consider to apply to one of these calls, you are welcome to take an initial contact with us at Research Services for help in preparing your application.

On the Vinnova website, you can find gathered and updated information, in Swedish, related to the Green Deal call.

With best wishes

The research funding advisors in the EU group at Forskningsservice:
Anna-Karin Wihlborg, Anneli Wiklander, John Phillips, Teresia Rindefjäll
Financial support: Karin Langborger, Kjell Josefsson

There are now several draft work programs out describing the coming topics for the calls coming out 2021-2022.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us for draft within your field and/or a discussion regarding how to plan for an application.

1. Health
2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
3. Civil Security for Society
4. Digital, Industry and Space
5. Climate, Energy and Mobility
6. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural resources, Agriculture and Environment

In addition, do not miss the Green Deal call with deadline in January 2021, “Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future”

Kind regards, EU-Research funding advisors at Research Services

Anna-Karin Wihlborg, Anneli Wiklander, John Phillips, Teresia Rindefjäll

Financial support: Karin Langborger, Kjell Josefsson

 If you are planning to apply for EU funding, please contact us, we will coach you all the way!

Our aim is to help researchers at LU to successfully apply for financing from the EU:s framework program. We can help you from start to finish in the application process: we guide you to find a call to match your project idea, give feedback when you write your application and can help with budget, among other things. We also arrange interview training, workshops and other activities. Feel free to contact us to find out more!

Latest news and contact information:

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For English, look further below.

Nu finns det möjlighet att ge input på EU kommissionens kommande ramprogram, Horisont Europa (efterträder H2020), både vad gäller den strategiska planen och till de så kallade missions.

Svara på enkät för den strategiska planen och de olika fokusområdena (clusters) Plan. Länk till enkäten

Clusters: 1. Health; 2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society; 3. Civil Security for Society; 4. Digital, Industry and Space; 5. Climate, Energy and Mobility; 6. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/share-your-views-horizon-europes-priorities-next-four-years-2020-sep-01_en

Ge input på Missions https://missions-get-involved.ec.europa.eu/

Registrera er i portalen, sedan kan ni både rösta och ge förslag på innehåll i missions. Nyheten ”Missions” är stora, tydligt målsatta, tvärvetenskapliga satsningar som kommer att finnas inom följande områden:“Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation”, “Cancer”, “Climate-neutral and smart cities”, “Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters” samt “Soil health and food”. 

In English:

The EU commission are inviting comments and feedback on their forthcoming framework program, Horizon Europe (following on from H2020), both for the overall strategic plan, and also for their ‘missions’.

Answer the questionnaire for the strategic plan and the different focus areas (clusters): Link to the survey

The clusters are: 1. Health; 2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society; 3. Civil Security for Society; 4. Digital, Industry and Space; 5. Climate, Energy and Mobility; 6. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment. More information https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/share-your-views-horizon-europes-priorities-next-four-years-2020-sep-01_en

Provide input on Missions through the Missions portal: https://missions-get-involved.ec.europa.eu/

Missions are a novelty in the upcoming framework program. Missions are large, ambitious, clearly targeted, interdisciplinary initiatives that will exist in the following areas: “Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation”, “Cancer”, “Climate-neutral and smart cities”, “Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters”, and “Soil health and food”.