Date/Time: May 22, 2025, 1:00 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) / Join Link
Webinar number: 2338 567 7308
Webinar password: h2xV4S3ui6V (42984738 when dialing from a phone or video system)
For more information about this funding opportunity, please click here.

CIHR will host Question and Answer Sessions for trainees, postdoctoral researchers and institution staff regarding award programs that are offered. After a quick overview of our programs, the majority of the session will be spent answering participant questions.

Registration

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The Delegation of the European Union 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 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility

 Join us online on **Thursday April 10, 2025** at **9:00 EDT** 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

 Please register in advance to participate and/or receive a copy of the presentations. 

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