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ERA-NET: Aligning national/regional translational cancer research programmes and activities

 

Specific challenge: The challenges in the area of translational cancer research can only be met by an effective cooperation at transnational level avoiding the duplication of efforts, by ensuring the availability of critical mass, by efficiently using available resources, by exchanging knowledge, by producing more significant results of higher quality and impact, and sharing data and infrastructures.

Significant progress has been made in this respect by existing initiatives. There is however still the need for better coordination, data sharing and alignment of national programmes and activities in the above mentioned area.      

Scope: Proposals should coordinate national and regional programmes for research in the area of translational cancer research by implementing a transnational call with EU co-funding resulting in grants to third parties.

Proposals should also aim at the better collaboration and alignment of national programmes and activities and should provide