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Multiple manifestations of genetic and non-genetic factors in Multiple Sclerosis disentangled with a multi-omics approach to accelerate personalised medicine

Objective

The complex interactions between genetic and non-genetic factors produce heterogeneities in patients as reflected in the diversity of pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, response to therapies, disease development and progression. Yet, the full potential of personalized medicine entails biomarker-guided delivery of efficient therapies in stratified patient populations.

MultipleMS will therefore develop, validate, and exploit methods for patient stratification in Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease and a leading causes of non-traumatic disability in young adults, with an estimated cost of €37 000 per patient per year over a duration of 30 years. Here we benefit from several large clinical cohorts with multiple data types, including genetic and lifestyle information. This in combination with publically available multi-omics maps enables us to identify biomarkers of the clinical course and the response to existing therapies in a real-world setting, and to gain in-depth knowledge of distinct pathogenic pathways setting the stage for development of new interventions.

To create strategic global synergies, MultipleMS includes 21 partners and covers not only the necessary clinical, biological, and computational expertise, but also includes six industry partners ensuring dissemination and exploitation of the methods and clinical decision support system. Moreover, the pharmaceutical industry partners provide expertise to ensure optimal selection and validation of clinically relevant biomarkers and new targets. Our conceptual personalized approach can readily be adapted to other immune-mediated diseases with a complex gene-lifestyle background and broad clinical spectrum with heterogeneity in treatment response.

MultipleMS therefore goes significantly beyond current state-of-the-art thereby broadly affecting European policies, healthcare systems, innovation in translating big data and basic research into evidence-based personalized clinical applications.

Call for proposal

H2020-SC1-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-SC1-2016-RTD

Coordinator

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
Net EU contribution
€ 3 179 831,50
Address
Nobels Vag 5
17177 Stockholm
Sweden

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Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (23)

MABTECH AB
Sweden
Net EU contribution
€ 58 530,00
Address
Augustendalsv 19
13128 Stockholm

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
YH YOUHEALTH AB
Sweden
Net EU contribution
€ 1 253 298,75
Address
Fogdevreten 2 Karolinska Science
171 77 Stockholm

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 1 687 827,50
Address
Yliopistonkatu 3
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto

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Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
BIOCOMPUTING PLATFORMS LTD OY
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 257 936,50
Address
Innopoli 3 Vaisalantie 6
02130 Espoo

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 465 613,25
Address
Problemveien 5-7
0313 Oslo

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Region
Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 97 365,00
Address
Kirkeveien 166 Tarnbygget
0450 Oslo

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Region
Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
REGION HOVEDSTADEN
Denmark
Net EU contribution
€ 337 285,75
Address
Kongens Vaenge 2
3400 Hillerod

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Danmark Hovedstaden Nordsjælland
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
KLINIKUM RECHTS DER ISAR DER TECHNISCHEN UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 1 717 550,25
Address
Ismaninger Strasse 22
81675 Muenchen

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Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 519 953,25
Address
Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven

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Region
Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 260 656,75
Address
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

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Region
London Inner London — West Camden and City of London
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
MEDIMMUNE LIMITED
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 3 375,00
Address
Milstein Building Granta Park
CB21 6GH Cambridge

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East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 213 166,00
Address
Trinity Lane The Old Schools
CB2 1TN Cambridge

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East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 99 943,50
Address
Meyerhofstrasse 1
69117 Heidelberg

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Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
NEURIX SA
Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Avenue De La Roseraie 64
1205 Geneve

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 319 806,25
FUNDACIO DE RECERCA CLINIC BARCELONA-INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMEDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 289 832,75
Address
Carrer Rossello 149
08036 Barcelona

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Este Cataluña Barcelona
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE SRL
Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 409 913,99
Address
Via Olgettina 60
20132 Milano

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Region
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL PIEMONTE ORIENTALE AMEDEO AVOGADRO
Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 702 104,00
Address
Duomo 6
13100 Vercelli

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Region
Nord-Ovest Piemonte Vercelli
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
ALTIUS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
United States
Net EU contribution
€ 1 321 504,00
Address
2211 Elliott Avenue Suite 200
98121 Seattle

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Sweden
Net EU contribution
€ 336 412,75
Address
Brinellvagen 8
100 44 Stockholm

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Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
SANOFI-AVENTIS RECHERCHE & DEVELOPPEMENT
France
Net EU contribution
€ 7 125,00
Address
Pierre Brossolette 1
91380 Chilly Mazarin

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
United States
Net EU contribution
€ 1 268 275,50
Address
Franklin Street 1111 12 Floor
94607 Oakland Ca

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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
POLICLINICO SAN DONATO SPA

Participation ended

Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 64 158,51
Address
Via Rodolfo Morandi 30
20097 San Donato Mi
Region
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 169 793,50
Address
Via Festa Del Perdono 7
20122 Milano

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Region
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00