News

• ERA Chairs grants to boost research excellence in the EU

  Thirteen universities, technical institutes and private organisations from Member States with a high potential for research excellence, are to receive up to €2.5 million each in EU funding to boost their research capacity through the appointment of "ERA Chairs".

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• ERC publishes Advanced Grant Calls

  The ERC has launched its annual call for proposals for Advanced Grants. These grants are awarded based on the perceived value of the application and the credentials of the applicant.

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• President Juncker’s EFSI gambit found out

  In last month’s edition of the VPH newsletter, we drew attention to the shrewd political move of President Juncker in plundering the coffers of the European Research Council (ERC) to fund his new European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI).

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• Avicenna Alliance to develop Public Private Partnership on in silico medicine

  The Avicenna Alliance has been given the green light by the European Commission to pursue the creation of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) on in silico medicine.

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• Avicenna Alliance to become voice of in silico community at EU level

  On 20 February 2015, the Director of the VPH Institute Adriano Henney, announced that work is underway on the establishment of the Avicenna Alliance, the industry and market-focused arm of VPH.

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• Commission says VPH to be research priority

  Over the past two years the VPH Policy Affairs Working Group (PAWG) has been active in galvanising political support for VPH and in silico medicine with many MEPs calling on the Commission to fund activities in Horizon 2020.

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