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European Council for Health Research Concept Paper
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In health, research is the key to identifying causes of disease and developing strategies for health promotion and prevention, as well as diagnosis and treatment. It helps save lives.
New treatments, drugs and technologies are a result of many years of study, trials, promise and investment. But in this golden age of genomics and biomedical research, why aren’t many promising discoveries benefiting patients as rapidly as expected? Why are Europe’s innovators increasingly relocating outside Europe? And how are EU Member States going to tackle the challenge of ever increasing healthcare costs given the demographic trends of an ageing population, in a time of economic gloom?
EuCHR - Illustrating its major impact on European Health Research
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In order to provide further insight into the need for a EuCHR and how it can truly benefit both the economy of Europe as well as citizens, examples of its positive impact are outlined below. The case studies outlined are attempting to provide over-arching examples of what can be achieved, and are not restricted to one discipline or disease but rather have been provided to raise awareness of how the EuCHR can support a multitude of diseases and biomedical research areas. There are of course many other examples that can be provided, but due to space and time restrictions, are not indicated below.
EuCHR - Illustrating its major impact on European Health Research
BioMed Alliance EuCHR Core Working Group
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This Concept Paper has been initiated by a group of multidisciplinary, multi‐professional ‘opinion‐leaders’, nominated by the member societies of the Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance), along with the BioMed Alliance Executive Committee.
BioMed Alliance General Annual Meeting, November 2011, Brussels
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Prof. Maria Calvalho: Strengthening European Research - the views of the Parliament
Dr. Donald Dingwell: ERC and future plans
Dr. Alain Vanvossel : Plans for strengthening European Biomedical Research
Dr. Tomas Zima: Federation of European Biochemical Societies
Ms. Monika Hierath: European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research
General Assembly
Position Paper Horizon 2020: Addressing the Health Challenge
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To sustain a healthy and productive European population, the Alliance for Biomedical
Research in Europe calls upon the European Institutions to:
- Boost biomedical and clinical research with appropriate resourcing at the EU level
- Implement structured consultation with the biomedical researchers to ensure proper targeting and priority-setting for funding
- Create an interconnected and coherent EU biomedical research programme, including the creation of a “European Council for Health Research”
- Enhance international cooperation and global initiatives
A new Alliance: biomedical societies in Europe unite to support research
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After years of stagnant finances for research, moves are under way to increase research funds in Europe
Health care for its ageing population has been recognized by the European Union as one of the great challenges ahead,1 calling for innovative approaches in prevention, early disease detection, and treatment. Yet, the very foundations of innovation in health care, i.e. biomedical research and researchers, are under threat. European funding for biomedical research is insufficient, fragmented, and not competitive.
EASL and UEGF support the Alliance for a European Council for Health Research
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Geneva, 12th December 2011 –The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) fully support the Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance)’s call for a European Institute of Health.
At its General Assembly meeting held in Brussels at the beginning of December, the BioMed Alliance discussed the best ways of working towards ensuring that health research is prioritised and, in conjunction with its 17 members, decided to call for the establishment of a European Council for Health Research. The creation of this new structure would focus on the need for common strategic planning of biomedical and clinical research in order to tackle the health challenges currently facing Europe.
Key Opinion Leaders join BioMed Alliance to outline a vision for a European Council for Health Research
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A group of key opinion leaders from both the European scientific and political arena have agreed to work with the Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance) to delineate a vision for how future European research in health can be structured.
The BioMed Alliance, a partnership between 17 leading European biomedical and clinical societies representing approx. 200,000 researchers, recently produced a Position Paper in response to discussions at EU level on the future research framework programme, Horizon 2020. BioMed Alliance President, Professor Ulf Smith noted, “We assessed the numerous challenges facing Europe today in terms of health research and innovation: the fragmented research landscape, poor investment in health compared to our international competitors, the need for improved priority-setting of the research agenda and the ageing population. After discussion on these huge obstacles at our General Assembly on 01 December, we knew we had to act.”
European Voice Article Dec 2011
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The Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance) warmly welcomes the European Commission's Horizon 2020 proposal, the EU's funding instrument for research and innovation for the period 2014-20 ("Commission unveils €80bn research funding programme", 1-7 December). In particular, we welcome the increase of the overall research funding budget, which is all the more remarkable given the economy crisis.
Major European Societies join in new Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe - Diabetologia
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Following its first official meeting at Brussels in December 2010, the Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (Biomed Alliance) is gathering pace and recruiting European biomedical societies across a range of disciplines. The Biomed Alliance aims to boost funding for biomedical research and improve the interaction between scientists and policy makers in Europe by more directly advocating research priorities. As well as the society represented by this journal (The European Association for the Study of Diabetes, EASD) the other founding members are the European Cancer Organisation (ECCO), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society.
European Respiratory Journal
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EDITORIAL - ERS is founding member of a new Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe
The Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance) was founded on December 9, 2010 by the four leading European medical academic societies: the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO).
Update on Alliance activities and ongoing EU discussions
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In this update the following overview will be provided :
- Feedback on Common Strategic Framework meeting;
- Importance of qualified reviewers and tour opportunity to suggest project evaluators;
- IMI workshop in Brussel 15 june 2011;
- Dissemination of Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe;
- Annual Meeting - opportunity to input to agenda;
- New Vice-President.
European Journal of Immunology
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Why an Alliance for biomedical research is needed
Biomedical research in Europe is facing unprecedented challenges. Funding and support for research are far below that which has long been promised and is needed for sustained European competitiveness and innovations in biomedicine. New insights and therapeutic strategies are desperately needed to cope with the specific health-care problems of the ageing population. These challenges must be addressed at a European level but, unfortunately, European support currently falls short.
The Lancet - World Report
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European societies form biomedical alliance
A new European alliance of biomedical researchers has been launched to boost research funding and keep Europe competitive as China’s research investment soars. Tony Kirby reports.
Although the USA remains its main competitor, European biomedical research is facing a new threat from Asia, especially China, whose investment in research is increasing greatly. China’s thrivin economy means it can prioritise and substantially expand investment in biomedical research and development (R&D). But in Europe, austerity measures from the global financial crisis are forcing widespread cuts, leaving researchers there struggling simply to maintain the status quo.
Major European Medical Societies form Alliance to improve Stagnant research funding
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In a recent Brussels meeting, Dr Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, Director of the Health Directorate at Research Directorate-General of the European Commission, expressed deep concern about current EU funding earmarked for health projects. In response, major health-related societies across Europe have created an alliance to improve funding of biomedical research across the EU.
Nature News
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Medical researchers from across Europe have come together in an effort to get their voices heard in debates on research funding and policy.