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• Update: Work Programme 2021 of the European Research Council (ERC)

  The ERC provides EU funding to support researchers pursue ground-breaking, high-gain/high-risk research to drive advancements at the frontiers of knowledge and to set targets for frontier research across Europe. The ERC Work Programme for 2021, is a legal document setting out how the ECR will allocate its funding for this year. It includes three main calls for proposals for frontier research actions for a total amount of €1.9 billion.

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• Agreement on InvestEU funding programme

  The InvestEU programme aims to support policy objectives pertaining to a sustainable and inclusive recovery, by facilitating the pooling of EU and private funding for investment projects in areas that urgently require additional investments, such as the healthcare sector. For instance, with a focus on research, innovation, and digitalisation, the programme aims to make investments as cost-effective as possible for a more resilient future.

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• Frontiers Research topic: "Mechanobiology and the Microenvironment: Computational and Experimental Approaches"

  A new call for papers will be soon published by Frontiers Research on "Mechanobiology and the Microenvironment: Computational and Experimental Approaches"

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• INSIST in silico project: The future of randomised controlled trials

  NeuroNews published an interview with two of the INSIST project’s leaders: Charles Majoie (professor of neuroradiology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center Amsterdam) and Alfons Hoekstra (professor of computational science and engineering, director of the Informatics Institute at Amsterdam University and one of VPHi’s directors)

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• In silico trials: verification, validation and uncertainty quantification of predictive models used in the regulatory evaluation of biomedical products

  A new paper on in silico trials has been published on "Methods on Simulation in Biomedicine" volume 185 written by Marco Viceconti, Francesco Pappalardo, BlancaRodrigue, Marc Horner, Jeff Bischoff & Flora Musuamba Tshinanu

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• European Commission launches a European bio-defence preparedness plan against COVID-19 variants

  On 17 February 2021, the EC presented a Communication to launch a European bio-defence preparedness plan called “HERA Incubator” to address the emerging threat of coronavirus variants with an envelope of €225 million.

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