The EU’s Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has issued a single-stage, applicant-driven Call for Proposals aligned with the specific objectives of the IHI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. The call contains five topics, each focusing on one of the five IHI Specific Objectives (SOs) as set out in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA):
- Topic 1 (SO1): Boosting innovation for a better understanding of the determinants of health;
- Topic 2 (SO2): Boosting innovation through better integration of fragmented health R&I efforts;
- Topic 3 (SO3): Boosting innovation for people centred integrated healthcare solutions;
- Topic 4 (SO4):Boosting innovation through exploitation of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare;
- Topic 5 (SO5):Boosting innovation for better assessment of the added value of innovative integrated healthcare solutions
Key dates and deadlines:
- Call outline announced: 30 September 2024. Draft topic texts published: 17 October 2024. Approved topics published: 12 December 2024.
- Call launch: 16 January 2025
- Full proposal submission deadline: 29 April 2025 at 17:00 Brussels time
For full details of the topics, including the budget breakdown, read the call text. All documents relating to the call can be found via the Funding and Tenders Portal and the IHI call documents page. IHI advises applicates to read these documents carefully, in particular the guide for applicants.