Objective The prevalence of asthma and allergies across Europe is very high. The associated societal burden of costs for the treatment and management of these conditions is enormous. Current therapies are effective in controlling symptoms in most patients, but no curative or preventive approach has been found. The overall aim of the FORALLVENT project is the creation of a platform and forum for the development of strategies enabling to close the gap between the science on allergic disease and the practical application of its results in prevention, clinical treatment and in the formulation of specialized foods. Future research in the most promising avenues for the development of innovative preventive strategies to combat the allergy epidemic of the 20th century shall be prepared. This aim will be achieved by first exploiting and synthesising knowledge from different disciplines involved in and from experience gained in various previous experimental and epidemiological studies conducted within the 5th and 6th framework programme and other research in Europe. The FORALLVENT project will then enable an interdisciplinary expert group to brainstorm on the most promising innovative strategies for the development of novel preventive and therapeutic approaches involving science and industry. A further element will be the maintenance of an existing birth cohort to prospectively evaluate the potential of allergy protective substances by testing generated hypotheses in vivo. An overall important component is the dissemination of findings to potential partners in industry, trade associations, interest groups, patient organisations, the general public and policy making bodies by means of target-oriented publications, fact sheets and a website. The FORALLVENT study will therefore also serve as preparation for the shaping and structuring of the 7th frame work programme of the European Commission. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinepneumologyasthmamedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologymultiple sclerosismedical and health sciencesbasic medicineimmunologyautoimmune diseasesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineallergology Keywords Allergy children dissemination prevention Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2004-T0 - Realising ERA objectives - Promotion of SME participation - Stimulating international co-operation - Linking with Candidate Countries - Supporting policy development - Stimulating exploitation. Call for proposal FP6-2004-FOOD-3-C See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN EU contribution No data Address Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 MUNICH Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF BASEL Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Petersplatz 1 BASEL See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KARDINAL SCHWARZENBERG'SCHES KRANKENHAUS Austria EU contribution No data Address Kardinal Schwarzenberg Strasse 2 - 6 SCHWARZACH See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE Finland EU contribution No data Address Mannerheimintie 166 HELSINKI See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF FRANCHE-COMTE France EU contribution No data Address 1 rue Claude Goudimel BESANCON CEDEX See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM ULM Germany EU contribution No data Address Albert-Einstein-Allee 29 ULM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES VIENNA Austria EU contribution No data Address Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33 WIEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TEAGASC IRISH AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT Ireland EU contribution No data Address Oakpark CARLOW See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY Poland EU contribution No data Address Pasteura 1 St. WROCLAW See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ECOS AG Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Baeumleingasse 22 2032 BASEL See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Leiden University Medical Center Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Albinusdreef 2 LEIDEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
