Europe
The ERA4Health programme is a European partnership that aims to improve public health by coordinating and funding transnational research across Europe.
Full Name: Fostering a European Research Area for Health
Primary Goal: Address European public health needs through transnational collaborative research and funding
Key Focus Areas:
Duration: 7 years (2022-2029)
Key Participants: 37 organizations from 24 countries, including research funders and ministries
Programme Objectives and Approach:
ERA4Health is designed to have a tangible impact on health and healthcare systems by:
The programme is implemented in two phases, starting with joint calls on specific topics and potentially expanding to support larger clinical studies.
Poland
NCBR – The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) is a key Polish government agency responsible for managing state-funded research and development programs. Its primary mission is to support scientific excellence and innovation that drives economic growth and addresses societal challenges.
The NCBR funds a wide range of initiatives, from basic research to applied projects close to market implementation, often in collaboration with businesses. It also plays a vital role in allocating Poland’s contributions to international research programs, such as those within the European Union.
Denmark
Project funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark
Innovation Fund Denmark is the national Danish fund for investments in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It supports projects that turn knowledge into practical solutions and strengthen growth, competitiveness, and sustainability. By fostering collaboration between companies, research institutions, and entrepreneurs, the fund helps bring new ideas from research to market.
Spain
This Project is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain’s main public funding body for biomedical and health research, through the Strategic Action in Health (AES) under the Internacional Collaboration Projects call AES-2023 (project reference AC23_2/00045).
The funding is linked to the European Partnership for Fostering a European Research Area for Health (ERA4Health), within the ERA4Health-Health Equity programme, and is co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme (Grant Agreement Nº. 101095426)
ISCIII: The Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) is the main public funding body in Spain dedicated to biomedical and health research. It is an autonomous public research organisation attached to the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and it plays a central role in strengthening the Spanish National Health System through research, innovation, and international collaboration. The ISCIII also ensures compliance with national regulations, open science principles, and ethical and legal requirements applicable to publicly funded health research in Spain.
Germany
The German project partner is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space under the programme: ERA4Health. HEALTHEQUITY. Increasing health equity through promoting healthy diets and physical activity.
The Netherlands
ZonMw promotes and funds health-related research and innovation in the Netherlands. Its main goal is to improve the quality of care and health services, as well as the health of individuals in the country. ZonMw primarily focuses on medical research, healthcare innovation, and the implementation of evidence-based practices. With a wide range of grant programmes, ZonMw supports the entire knowledge chain from fundamental research to applied research and action research, through to implementation projects. www: https://www.zonmw.nl/en