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Challenge 5 builds on the previous research activities on health, ageing, inclusion, and governance. It aims to support innovation and activities closer to the market like pre-commercial procurement actions and platforms supporting social innovation. The focus will be on development of solutions that empower the individual, in a social context, to improve and manage personal life as a citizen, elderly, patient, consumer, civil servant or worker.

The 4th European Connected Health Leadership Summit (ECHSummit2012) will bring together healthcare professionals, health ministries, researchers, world-class companies, entrepreneurs, business leaders, policy makers and other stakeholders to share in the common goal of “Delivering Permanent MHealth Ecosystems”.

More information:

http://echalliance.com/content.asp?PageId=144&id=144

FP7 health research funding round 2012-13 - how to apply successfully

Date and venue

• Tuesday 29 May 2012 in the European Commission's Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels

Applying for FP7 health research and innovation funding is a competitive process. Only the very best project proposals will be selected for funding.

The Open Information Day (Brussels, 29 May) will give you essential information and advice on how to develop a good project proposal and apply successfully. It will also offer the opportunity to ask questions, exchange views and share expertise.

For more detailed information on the event please find the draft agenda.

As every year, the European Bioengineering Alliance partners met one more time within its already traditional Annual Workshop.

This year's workshop, which took place on 11th & 12th of April, was held in Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain), where CEIT - Centre of Studies and Technical Research is located.

The aim of these annual meetings is to unify partners' efforts in the joint promotion of ideas for research projects framed in the following European calls.

During these two intensive days, several project ideas were presented and some other issues that could improve the Alliance's performance came up.

As every year, the European Bioengineering Alliance partners meet to unify their efforts in the joint promotion of ideas for research projects framed in the following European calls.

This year's WORKSHOP has been organized in Budapest, taking advantage of the ICT Brokerage Event being held these days in the city. This way, the outcoming ideas can be discussed and opened to other interesting entities in the event.

In addition, this year's WORKSHOP is really special; it's the first time that the meeting has opened the partipation to other entities that could be interesting to expand the alliance both in geographical and techonological way.