Transcript Health research opportunities in FP6

EU-funded health research activities
against TB: FP6 actions and
perspectives toward FP7
DG Research - European Commission
22 MARCH 2007
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FP6 Tools and Instruments
Strategy for Poverty Related Diseases (PRD)
Project funding:focus on product development pipeline
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Large consortia: basic and preclinical research up to early
human testing (10 M€ / 10+ partners / 5 y) Number of TB
Projects: 3
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Small-scale, high risk projects (1-2 M€ / 2-3 years / young
researchers/ SMEs) Number of TB Projects: 19
Programme funding: EDCTP
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Focus on phase II-III clinical trials
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Coordination of national research programmes on PRDs
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Independent legal entity
Overall Research Strategy
of the 6th Framework Programme to confront
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
EUROPEAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
CLINICAL TRIALS PARTNERSHIP (EDCTP)
HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Clinical Trials
(Phase II/III)
TB
SOME STRUCTURING CAs, SSAs ?
Early human
testing
NEW INSTRUMENTS
• Vaccines (NoE)
• Microbicides (IP)
•Drugs (IP)
• Vaccines (IP/NoE)
• Therapy Trials in Europe •Biology and
Pathology (NoE)
Pre-clinical
•Vaccines (IP)
•Drugs (IP)
CROSS-CUTTING TOPICS:
Mucosal vaccines for PRD (IP)
Neonatal vaccination strategies for PRD
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HIGH RISK PROJECTS (STREPS)
DEFINED SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES (SSA)
Discovery
Genomics
Distribution of EC funding to
PRD during FP6 (2002-2006)
Discovery
Translational
research
87 M€
(19%)
Clinical (incl.
EDCTP)
134 M€
237 M€
(29%)
(52%)
Disease distribution
(EDCTP not included)
Total
(%)
458 M€
(100%)
Product distribution
(EDCTP not included)
Diagnost
3%
TB
24%
Vaccines
43%
Malaria
25%
TB funding: 61 M€
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HIV/AIDS
51%
Treatm.
48%
Microbici
6%
FP7 2007 –2013
Specific Programmes
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Marie Curie Actions
Capacities – Research Capacity
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Cooperation:
Collaborative research in FP7
Thematic Priorities
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4.
Health
Food, agriculture, fisheries and biotechnology
Information and communication technologies
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials
and new production technologies
5. Energy
6. Environment (including climate change)
7. Transport (including aeronautics)
8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
9. Security
10. Space
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Collaborative research
in the Health theme
Main policy drivers:
 Improving health of European citizens
 Increasing competitiveness of European healthrelated industries and businesses
 Addressing European and global health issues,
including emerging epidemics
• Budget:
 €6.1 billion over 7 years (2007-2013)
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First calls of FP7
 1st FP7 workprogramme: 22 Dec 2006
 Deadline 1: 19 April 2007
 Deadline 2: 18 September 2007
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Infectious Diseases:
Continuity of Challenges in
FP7
Longer duration - larger budget
Continuity from FP6 (pipeline approach)
• Focus on product development
• Focus on collaborative research
• Focus on global health problems
Create Partnerships
• Between scientists from different disciplines
• Between scientists from different countries
• Between different sectors: Industry-academia
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Topics from first calls
Health
HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (1)
Topics for first call (19 April 2007):
• Highly innovative approaches for research into host-pathogen
interaction in tuberculosis (FRP).
• Development of fast tests for the diagnosis of Multi-Drug-Resistant
strains of HIV, malaria and tuberculosis and of latent tuberculosis
infection (LTBI) (FRP).
• Paediatric formulations of drugs against HIV/AIDS, malaria and
tuberculosis (CA or SA).
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Topics from first calls
Health
HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (2)
Topics for second call (18 September 2007):
•European network for study and clinical management of TB drug
resistance (IP)
SICA topics for second call (18 September 2007):
• Highly innovative research in HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
between Indian and European partners.
Targeted Region: India. Other ICPCs are also encouraged to join (FRP).
• Coordination of European research activities with global initiatives,
including Public-Private Partnerships.
Targeted Regions: ICPC (CA or SA).
• Next generation of researchers for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis
and neglected infectious diseases.
Targeted Regions: ICPC (CA or SA).
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Information &
useful addresses
•National Contact Points: www.cordis.lu/fp6/lifescihealth
•ERC webpage: http://erc.europa.eu
•The Health Directorate – Director: Dr O. Quintana-Trias:
[email protected]
• TB research: Hannu Lång: [email protected]
• Infectious Diseases unit http://ec.europa.eu/research/health/povertydiseases/index_en.html
• Framework Programme 7: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7
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