Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) invites you to participate in the Horizon Europe and Canada Online Matchmaking Event: Bridging the Atlantic – Health 2025

The first part will provide an overview of the calls with best practices, followed by partner countries’ strengths and interests. The second part will be moderated breakout rooms where participants can share their two-minute pitches and connect with potential partners.

ACTION: All are invited to REGISTER and provide their pitch for the project call(s) they wish to pursue for possible partnering.

For this event Canada’s Mission to the European Union is working closely with EIT Global Outreach, the global arm of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology - Europe’s largest innovation network and National Contact Points (NCPs) from Canada, France, Ireland and the UK, who all will be inviting their respective networks to participate in this online matchmaking event. This event will be recorded and shared.

ROOM 1 CARE

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-STAYHLTH-01-two-stage: Improving the quality of life of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-CARE-01: End user-driven application of Generative Artificial Intelligence models in healthcare (GenAI4EU)

ROOM 2 DISEASE

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-03: Development of antibodies and antibody-derived proteins for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases with epidemic potential

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-06: Implementation research addressing strategies to strengthen health systems for equitable high-quality care and health outcomes in the context of non-communicable diseases (GACD)

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-01: Testing safety and efficacy of phage therapy for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

ROOM 3 TOOLS

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-TOOL-03: Leveraging multimodal data to advance Generative Artificial Intelligence applicability in biomedical research (GenAI4EU)

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-TOOL-05: Boosting the translation of biotech research into innovative health therapies

HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-IND-01: Optimising the manufacturing of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs)

ROOM 4 CANCER
CANCER TOPIC A: Examining the link between environmental exposure, pediatric cancer onset and health outcomes

CANCER TOPIC B: Surgical interventions for locally advanced or metastatic disease

CANCER TOPIC C: Clinical trials for targeted cancer therapeutics

In late April the European Commission will publish all 2025 Horizon Europe project calls – see draft list shared by Science Business. The budget for 2025 Health calls is likely C$744 million, to open on May 6 and close on September 18, 2025 TBC.

Module 7: Conducting Open-Source Due-Diligence Date: May 21, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:30pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Open-source due-diligence techniques for evaluating potential partners

• Methods for finding relevant information using open sources

• Analytical frameworks for security assessment

• Self-protection during information searches

Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad Date: May 16, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:30pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Global overview of threat environments when travelling

• Techniques used by foreign governments to gain advantage of your research

• Best practices to follow before, during, and after international travel

Module 4: Know before you Export: Canada's Export and Brokering Controls Date: April 8, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Canada's export controls regime: what is controlled and why

• How research institutions and academia may be subject to export controls

• The process for applying for an export permit

• Resources and contacts for further information

Module 5: Sanctions 101 | Global Affairs Canada Date: April 2, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Overview of Canada's current sanctions measures

• Best practices for conducting due diligence to verify sanctions

• Information on how to apply for permits when required

• Implications for research collaborations and international partnerships

Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners – Assess the Risk Date: March 26, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Detailed examples of dual-use technologies and research

• Tools to recognize sensitivities in your research

• Methods to perform due diligence and evaluate risks appropriately

On behalf of the Ontario/Baden-Württemberg Program, the University of Konstanz is hosting an information and networking webinar next week Tuesday, 11 March, at 2pm German time/ 9am Toronto time.   Please register no later than Monday, 10 March at Link to registration.

The webinar will explore how the OBW partnership can facilitate opportunities for collaborative research between Ontario member universities and the nine research universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, through the Horizon Europe program.  They will also discuss the OBW Faculty Mobility program, which provides funding for research exhanges between member universities in Ontario and Baden-Wurttenberg,  and how it may be used to facilitate partnership and proposal development.

Full Invitation

On the behalf of the Ontario-Baden-Wurttemberg Program the University of Konstanz and the OBW coordination office cordially invite you to join a virtual info session on the OBW Faculty Mobility and Horizon Europe programs.

In cooperation with the University of Konstanz, KoWi, the cooperation office for the German science organizations for the European Union, based in Brussels, will give an introduction to EU-Funding opportunities for collaborative research, via the Horizon Europe programme.

The speakers will introduce the programme itself and then focus on its Pillar 2 – Global Challenges, which mainly offers top-down funding for international research consortia, and for which Canadian entities are fully eligible thanks to Canada’s association to the Horizon Europe programme.

Speakers:

Yvette Gafinen has worked as EU funding advisor at the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi) in Brussels since 2011. Her focus is on finance and legal issues as well as natural resources and environment in Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe. Previously, she worked as EU funding advisor at Bielefeld University. Yvette has a background in European Studies and Franco-German Studies.

Inga Benner is also EU funding advisor at KoWi, responsible for Horizon Europe Cluster 1 health, the European Innovation Council and Knowledge Valorisation. She has worked in several roles in EU funding and policy, including as Deputy Director of the UK Research Office, as Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Economic Policy Research as well as at King’s College London, the Goethe Institute Brussels and the European Parliament.

The speakers will explain how to find the right opportunities, explain the application process, show some project examples and also give some hints and tips on how to find partners and build consortia.

Also, we will give a brief overview of how the OBW Faculty Mobility program can serve as seed funding to facilitate the greater Horizon Europe application. There will be time to ask questions at the end.

Event recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTUZAa0BnWM

Horizon Europe Cluster Information Sessions
The EU Delegation to Canada invites you to an online webinar on Horizon Europe.

This session will provide key insights into Horizon Europe’s funding opportunities for:
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

JOIN US TO:

• Explore the Horizon Europe Work Programme with an overview of the Cluster- specific guidelines and tips on how to effectively read and interpret them from invited National Contact Point
• Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of proposal writing directly from experts
• Understand the evaluation process through insights shared by seasoned academics who serve on Horizon Europe evaluation panels
• Hear from Horizon Europe grantees as they share their journey, from consortium formation to proposal writing, research execution, and dissemination of results
• Connect with experts and potential partners in engaging Q&A Session

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1234741488029?aff=oddtdtcreator

About the Event

A panel discussion featuring Indigenous community partners, Indigenous researchers, and non-Indigenous researchers. Learn about the importance of relationship-building and how researchers and Indigenous community partners have worked together in a good way.

Panelists

Dr. Susan Chiblow, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph.

Audrey Gilbeau, Executive Director, Nokiiwin Tribal Council.

Dr. Lindsay Galway, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences; Canada Research Chair in Social-Ecological Health (Tier 2), Lakehead University.

Dr. Vicki Kristman, Professor, Department of Health Sciences; Director and Senior Scientist,EPID@Work Research Institute, Lakehead University.

Moderator: Dr. Nicole Westlund Stewart, Research and Knowledge Mobilization Facilitator, Office of Research Services.

Registration

To register for this event, please click here.