Objective
Rationale
The inability of pre-clinical studies to predict clinical efficacy is a major bottleneck in drug development. In severe asthma this bottleneck results from: a lack of useful and validated biomarkers, underperforming pre-clinical models, inadequate and incomplete sub-phenotyping, and insufficient disease understanding.
Hypothesis
The use of biomarker profiles comprised of various types of high-dimensional data, integrated with an innovative systems biology approach into distinct phenotype handprints, will enable significantly better prediction of therapeutic efficacy than single or even clustered biomarkers of one data type and will identify novel targets.
Strategy
U-BIOPRED proposes a staged-strategy:
I)Generating an international consensus on diagnostic criteria for severe asthma.
II)Unbiased discovery of sub-phenotypes of severe asthma in adult and paediatric patient cohorts using biomarker profiles (“fingerprints”) and systems biology to define “phenotype/handprints”.
III)Validating the handprints for exacerbations, disease progression, and experimental challenges.
IV)Using the handprints to improve human/animal in vivo and ex vivo models.
V)Establishing the responsiveness and predictability of the handprints in gold standard and experimental therapeutic interventions.
VI)Refinement of the diagnostic criteria and definition of severe asthma sub-phenotypes by incorporating the handprints, thereby enabling more focused drug development and faster delivery proof of concept for novel drugs.
VII)Education, training and dissemination through a stakeholder platform and academic-industrial exchange, with potential for further growth as appropriate.
Innovative approach
We will use a novel systems biology approach to integrate high dimensional data from invasive, non-invasive and patient-reported outcomes. All studies will include academic and EFPIA partners as active contributors.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
IMI-JU-01-2008
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Coordinator
NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
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No data
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LICHTSTRASSE 35
4056 Basel
Switzerland
4056 Basel
Switzerland
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Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Nordwestschweiz
Basel-Stadt
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Principal investigator
Thomas Martin (Dr)
Administrative Contact
Barbara Stolz (Dr)
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ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM BIJ DE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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€ 1 708 837,00
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MEIBERGDREEF 15
1105AZ Amsterdam
1105AZ Amsterdam
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West-Nederland
Noord-Holland
Groot-Amsterdam
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Rebecca Massonet (-)
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
United Kingdom
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€ 1 415 215,00
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Highfield
SO17 1BJ Southampton
SO17 1BJ Southampton
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South East (England)
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Southampton
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Anna Kerhoas (Ms)
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
United Kingdom
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€ 1 110 668,00
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SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD
SW7 2AZ LONDON
SW7 2AZ LONDON
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London
Inner London — West
Westminster
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Tatjana Palalic (Mrs)
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA
Italy
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€ 216 780,00
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PIAZZA UNIVERSITA 2
95131 Catania
95131 Catania
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Isole
Sicilia
Catania
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Maria Pia Aiello (-)
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Italy
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€ 96 226,00
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VIA CRACOVIA 50
00133 Roma
00133 Roma
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Nicola Blefari Melazzi (Prof)
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Hvidovre Hospital
Denmark
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€ 7 060,00
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Kettegaard Alle
2650 Hvidovre
2650 Hvidovre
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Jørgen Vestbo (Professor)
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Poland
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€ 158 480,00
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UL GOLEBIA 24
31-007 Krakow
31-007 Krakow
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Makroregion południowy
Małopolskie
Miasto Kraków
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Katarzyna Gubernat (Ms)
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UNIVERSITAET BERN
Switzerland
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€ 137 171,00
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HOCHSCHULSTRASSE 6
3012 Bern
3012 Bern
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Espace Mittelland
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Thomas Geiser (Prof)
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SEMMELWEIS EGYETEM
Hungary
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€ 84 197,00
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ULLOI UTCA 26
1085 Budapest
1085 Budapest
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Közép-Magyarország
Budapest
Budapest
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Gábor Pörzse (Dr)
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
United Kingdom
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€ 931 633,00
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OXFORD ROAD
M13 9PL Manchester
M13 9PL Manchester
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North West (England)
Greater Manchester
Manchester
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Liz Fay (Ms)
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France
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€ 189 274,00
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BOULEVARD CHARLES LIVON 58 LE PHARO
13284 Marseille
13284 Marseille
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Germany
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€ 587 555,00
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HANSASTRASSE 27C
80686 Munchen
80686 Munchen
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Andrea Zeumann (Ms)
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€ 75 002,00
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UNIVERSITETOMRADET
901 87 Umea
901 87 Umea
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Lars Weinehall (Professor)
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SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25
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RUE MICHEL ANGE 3
75794 Paris
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Pascaline TOUTOIS (Dr)
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€ 133 403,00
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LARGO GEMELLI 1
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€ 60 943,00
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NORREGADE 10
1165 Kobenhavn
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Hans Bisgaard (Prof)
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€ 778 783,00
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Nobels Vag 5
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Per-Olof Larsson (Mr)
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€ 154 898,00
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University Park
NG7 2RD Nottingham
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MUSEPLASSEN 1
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Netherlands Asthma Foundation
Netherlands
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€ 100 660,00
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Speelkamp
3831PE Leusden
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Csilla Molnar (Ms)
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€ 118 660,00
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GLOSSOP ROAD 442
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Philippa Danielle Powell (Dr)
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€ 94 660,00
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18 MANSELL STREET
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Martin Tyler (Mr)
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Sweden
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€ 94 660,00
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RUE DU CONGRES 35
1000 BRUXELLES
1000 BRUXELLES
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Susanna Palkonen (Ms)
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€ 80 260,00
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Viale Alcide De Gasperi
95127 Catania
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Guido D'Ignoti (-)
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€ 94 660,00
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4TH FLOOR 115 GEORGE STREET
EH2 4JN Edinburgh
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HIGH TECH CAMPUS 52
5656 AG Eindhoven
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Synairgen Research Ltd.
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€ 38 050,00
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MAILPOINT 810, LEVEL F, SOUTH BLOCK,SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL, TREMONA ROAD
S0166YD SOUTHAMPTON
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John Ward (MR)
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HANSELLISGATAN 13
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€ 605 700,00
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WEG NAAR GENEUTH 95
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GENERAL MITRE 151
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Vastra Maelarhamnen
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BINGER STRASSE
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Via Palermo 26/a
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79 NEW OXFORD STREET,
WC1A 1DG LONDON
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London
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Elaine Alison Irving (Dr)
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Participation ended
United Kingdom
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RAMSGATE ROAD
CT13 9NJ Sandwich
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East Kent
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GRENZACHERSTRASSE 124
4070 Basel
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ALLEE DE LA RECHERCHE 60
1070 Bruxelles / Brussel
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Simon Dresse (Mr)
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JANSSEN BIOLOGICS BV
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Einsteinweg 101
2300AG Leiden
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Zuid-Holland
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TELECOMLAAN 5-7
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ONE MERCK DRIVE
08889 Whitehouse Station Nj
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Karen McGurk (Director)
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