EU funding updates – September 2024

Open calls 

Horizon Europe Health Cluster 2023-25 amendment   

Horizon Europe Health Cluster 2023-2024 Work Programme has been amended to include three new call topics. The new 2023-25 amended Work Programme is now published.   

Current open calls include: 

• HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-12-01: European partnership for pandemic preparedness. Closing date: 26 November 2024.  

• HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-13-01: Implementation research for management of multiple long-term conditions in the context of non-communicable diseases (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases – GACD). Closing date: 26 November 2024.  

• HORIZON-HLTH-2024-CARE-14-01: Pre-commercial procurement for environmentally sustainable, climate neutral and circular health and care systems. Closing date: 26 November 2024. 

For more information on the calls, please watch the HE Health Cluster Info Day recorded video and/or contact the Health NCP at irene.castellano@hrb.ie.  

Innovative Health Initiative 

Innovative Health Initiative – call 8 

IHI call 8 is a two-stage call with topics on cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, regulatory sandboxes, and patient-centred endpoints. IHI Call 8 is open with a deadline for short proposal submission of 10 October 2024.  

Find here the call text and below the list of topics: 

• Topic 1: A city-based approach to reducing cardiovascular mortality in Europe 

• Topic 2: Novel endpoints for osteoarthritis (OA) by applying big data analytics 

• Topic 3: Modelling regulatory sandbox mechanisms and enabling their deployment to support breakthrough innovation 

• Topic 4: Patient-centred clinical-study endpoints derived using digital health technologies 

European Innovation Council (EIC) 

The European Commission adopted the 2024 work programme of the European Innovation Council.   

EIC Accelerator for start-ups and SMEs to develop and scale up innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones (grants below €2.5 million, investments from €0.5 to €15 million). Submission deadline: Short applications, any time; Full applications: 3 October 2024 

EIC Accelerator Health Challenges: Monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for new variants of emerging viruses. Detailed on page 92 of the EIC work program for 2024. Submission deadline: Short applications, any time; Full applications: 3 October 2024. 

EU4Health 

Action grants 

HaDEA has published eight calls for proposals under the 2024 EU4Health Work Programme in the areas of crisis preparedness and cancer.  

More information is available on the HRB EU4Health webpage. 

The individual calls are linked below. 

Cancer: The deadline for applications is on 10 October 2024.

• EU4H-2024-PJ-02-1: Call for Proposals to support integration of cancer images into the federated pan-European infrastructure to foster screening programmes (€8 M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-02-2: Call for Proposals to increase health literacy for cancer prevention and care (€5 M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-02-3: Call for proposals on the development of social services for psychosocial support and rehabilitation for children and their families in paediatric oncology clinics in Member States and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (€7.4 M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-02-4: Call for Proposals on EU Network of Youth Cancer Survivors (€5 M) 

Second wave: The deadline for applications is on 22nd January 2024.  

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-1 (DP-g-24- 25): Call for proposals to Support a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to mental health in the Union (2M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-2– a/b/c (DP/CR-g-24-29): Call for proposals on health promotion and prevention of noncommunicable and communicable diseases, including:
  vaccine-preventable and other cancers caused by infections and smoke- and aerosol-free environments (€5M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-3 (CR-g-24-42): Calls for proposals on radiation safety and quality of computed tomography imaging of children and young adults (€3M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-4 (CR-g-24-99): Calls for proposals on personalised cancer medicine (€3M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-5 (CR-g-24-96): Calls for proposals to support the establishment of new networks of expertise on cancer and cancer conditions (€1M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-6 (DI-g-24-76): Calls for proposals on advancing the adoption of artificial intelligence in health (€4.5M) 

• EU4H-2024-PJ-03-7 (OA-g-24-79): Call for proposals: action grants for the organisation of conference and events (€450K) 

Procurement 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0027: Exploratory study on the provision of care for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer patients in the Union. Deadline 9 October 2024, 15:00; Estimated value €1.0 M. 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0031: Single framework contract for joint clinical assessments and joint scientific consultations on health technology assessment. Deadline 10 October 2024, 15:00; Estimated value €35.0 M. 

Upcoming calls EU4Health 

Procurement 

Prior Information Notices (PINs) have been published for the following tenders. Note that some will be published very soon. 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0034-PIN: Support to stakeholders on secondary use of data within the European Health Data Space. Publication date 14 October 2024; Deadline 13 December 2024; Estimated value €1.5 M. 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0014-PIN: EU4Health call for tenders to set up a support centre for the European electronic health record exchange format and interoperability of health record systems. Publication date 24 October 2024; Deadline 19 December 2024; Estimated value €4.5 M. 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0029-PIN: Framework contract for the implementation of the pharmaceutical legislation and data-driven policy for medical products. Publication date 30 September 2024; Deadline 19 November 2024; Estimated value €6.0 M 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0024-PIN: Call for tenders on horizon scanning system for medical devices & in vitro diagnostic medical devices. Publication date 29 October 2024; Deadline  06 January 2025; Estimated value €1.0 M. 

• HADEA/2024/OP/0026-PIN: Translation of the EU medical device nomenclature and of the international medical device regulators forum’s adverse events terminologies. Publication date 29 October 2024; Deadline 18 December 2024; Estimated value €0.8 M. 

Further calls for tenders are expected and will be published throughout the year.  

The tentative call calendar is published on HADEA’s webpage. 

See also the HRB website for general information on the Horizon Europe and EU4Health programmes.