IMI launches 4th Call for proposals

Date: 19/07/2011


The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has officially launched its 4th Call for proposals and all Call related documents are now online.

The deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest is 18 October.

IMI projects offer researchers a unique opportunity to collaborate in large-scale public-private parnterships, giving the participants access to knowledge and expertise that would otherwise be unavailable to them.

The list of topics is as follows:

EU Medical Information System
1. Building up a European Medical Information Framework (EMIF) of patient-level data to support a wide range of medical research.
This Call theme consists of three topics:
i. Information Framework / Knowledge Management Service Layer
ii. Metabolic complications of obesity
iii. Protective and precipitating markers for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias
2. eTRIKS: European Translational Information & Knowledge Management Services

Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control
3. Delivery and targeting mechanisms for biological macromolecules
4. In vivo predictive biopharmaceutics tools for oral drug delivery
5. Sustainable Chemistry – delivering medicines for the 21st century

Technology and Molecular Disease Understanding
6. Human Induced Pluripotent Stem (hiPS) Cells for drug discovery and safety assessment
7. Understanding and optimising binding kinetics in drug discovery

The full Call text, as well as details of how to apply for funding, can be found on the IMI website at http://www.imi.europa.eu/content/stage-1-2

To find potential project partners, check out the IMI Partner Search tool at http://www.imi.europa.eu/content/partner-search

IMI Calls for proposals give researchers from diverse sectors the opportunity to participate in ambitious projects that will pave the way for the development of the medicines of the future. IMI warmly encourages small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), patient organisations, regulatory authorities, academic teams, industry, hospitals and other organisations to get involved in its work.

If you have any questions about the topics or the procedures, please contact the IMI Executive Office: infodesk@imi.europa.eu


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