Project description
A new path towards pandemic readiness in Europe
In the face of escalating pandemics, the pressing challenge lies in seamlessly integrating rapid testing and comprehensive modelling for informed decision-making. Europe currently grapples with a void in a unified approach to combat respiratory RNA viruses with pandemic potential. In this context, the EU-funded PAIR project will unite a diagnostic point of care instrument (PANPOC) and an AI-based prognostic platform (PANRISK). Its aim is to improve pandemic preparedness by bridging the gap in detection, prediction, and response strategies. Specifically, PANPOC, validated across diverse samples, targets influenza A/B and beta-CoV, including SARS-CoV-2 variants. This portable equipment will be deployed at various facilities. Meanwhile, PANRISK focuses on syndromic surveillance, particularly for zoonotic diseases, offering precision in trend surveillance.
Objective
It is clear that critical pandemic decisions need to link rapid, reliable testing with comprehensive modelling of potential impacts. Currently, Europe lacks a comprehensive One
1) A diagnostic point of care instrument (PANPOC) for rapid detection of respiratory RNA viruses with pandemic potential: Influenza A (human, avian and swine), influenza B and beta-CoV (SARS-CoV-2 variants and emerging beta-coronaviruses) (the Target Viruses). PANPOC will be validated by testing animal, environmental and clinical samples (one health approach).
2) A prognostic AI-based platform (PANRISK) to predict the spread of the Target Viruses and contribute to public health by giving an alarm once an outbreak exceeds a given threshold. The platform is based on a pathogen genomic drifting model to predict the risk of animal pathogens drifting to become human pathogens and an epidemiological model to predict geographical and temporal outbreaks of zoonoses.
The portable PANPOC equipment will be validated and demonstrated at end-users: hospitals, General practitioners, competent veterinary authorities, health authorities, border controls, airports, refugee camps, etc.
The aim of PANRISK is a syndromic surveillance framework for diseases, for targeting directed surveillance in concentrated periods of time and areas. The advantage of the PANRISK model is targeted towards zoonotic diseases, with high precision data that allows high precision in the surveillance for trends.
The contribution of social sciences and humanities (SSH) is integral to the project. An SSH partner will focus on social and health inequities in the pandemic preparedness and aims to provide indications for the implementation of the PPP to support the involvement of stakeholders as well as public trust.
A policy development partner will align the projects output to the key policy development and implementation processes within the EU.
A dissemination and communication partner will ensure efficient communication, dissemination and engagement of the stakeholders.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology virology
- medical and health sciences health sciences infectious diseases RNA viruses influenza
- medical and health sciences health sciences infectious diseases RNA viruses coronaviruses
- social sciences sociology demography human migrations
- medical and health sciences health sciences public health epidemiology zoonosis
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HORIZON.2.1 - Health
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HORIZON.2.1.5 - Tools, Technologies and Digital Solutions for Health and Care, including personalised medicine
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HORIZON.2.1.4 - Infectious Diseases, including poverty-related and neglected diseases
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-HLTH-2023-TOOL-05
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1165 KOBENHAVN
Denmark
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