IHI calls 6 and 7: apply now!

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IHI launches calls 6 and 7

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The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has launched two new calls for proposals, IHI calls 6 and 7, addressing a wide range of challenges in health research and innovation.
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Spotlight on IHI call 6
IHI call 6 is a two-stage call with topics on treatment persistency in chronic diseases and the development of guidance on the use of real-world data and evidence.
Deadline for short proposals: 16 April 2024
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Spotlight on IHI call 7
IHI call 7 is a single-stage call with topics on heart disease management, the sustainability of the hospital workforce, and biomarker validation.
Deadline for full proposals: 22 May 2024
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Catch up on the IHI Call Days info and pitching sessions
Missed the IHI Call Days info and pitching sessions? The recordings and slides are all available online!
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Find partners via the IHI Call Days platform
The info sessions are over, but the IHI Call Days platform is still very much open for networking and finding potential partners for your consortium.
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Clinical trial for TB drug regimens launched by IMI project UNITE4TB
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The Children’s Tumor Foundation and the Global Coalition for Adaptive Research are making EU-PEARL’s model for a platform trial for patients with neurofibromatosis-1 and schwannomatosis into a reality.
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How well does a flu vaccine work? DRIVE evaluates performance
IMI project DRIVE successfully tested how well various brands of flu vaccines worked across five European countries and a range of age groups, and published their results in Frontiers Public Health.
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Reducing hospital infections: Prevention is better than cure
PrIMAVeRa is an IMI project looking into the most effective ways to minimise the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare environments.
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Heart disease care to get personal thanks to new IHI project iCARE4CVD

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iCARE4CVD aims to facilitate a more personalised approach to cardiovascular disease care, from identifying those at risk right through to caring for people with advanced disease.
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