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Newsletter Volume 2, No 9 - April 2009|
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Announcement - SMEs go Health’s 4th Information and Training Workshop in Instanbul
 Announcement - The Health Brokerage Event 2009, Prague, 4th June 2009
Announcement - Cooperation in Research and Development: Where and how to Apply for Funding Successfully?
Fourth call for FP7 Health theme expected to be published in July 2009The fourth call for the FP7 Health theme is expected to be issued by the end of July 2009 or possibly later. Actually, the calls for the majority of the Cooperation themes will be published on the same day, as it was done last year.
As announced there will be several topics open in the area of cancer research (closed in the third call). The deadline for proposals submission should be around November/December 2009 (single-stage and first part of two-stage). Further information about the work programme, the research topics and the rules for applicants can be found on the CORDIS link below. Ambient Assisted Living call for proposals published
Universal Biotech Innovation GrantThe Universal Biotech Innovation Grant encourages innovative talent and the development of new processes or products in the biotechnology industries sector.
ICT PSP - 3rd Call for ProposalsThis call for proposals is based on the 2009 ICT PSP work programme. 99.5 million Euro of EU funding is available under this third call for proposals.
Cancer Biomarkers: Call for projectsThe Foundation Fournier-Majoie pour l’Innovation (FFMI), founded in Belgium in 2006, has launched its third call for projects in order to support, from the initiation stage, entrepreneurs personally committed to promoting innovative projects aimed at delivering improvements in the health and welfare of human beings. The call is supported by the Centre for Philanthropy of the Belgian King Baudouin Foundation.
ERASMUS for SMEs has been launchedThe general objective of Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is to facilitate exchanges of experience, learning and networking for new EU entrepreneurs by means of working with an experienced entrepreneur for up to 6 months in another EU country. The new entrepreneur will gain relevant know-how and skills for managing a small or medium-sized enterprise and learn about European commercial law and the single European market, European standardisation and European support for SMEs.
OTHER PROJECTS SM-BIO-POWER
NEW PROFILES / SPOTLIGHT ON RESEARCH PROFILES Health research excellence in the spotlight: Estonia
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SMEs go Health will organize its 4th Information and Training Workshop in Istanbul, Turkey, on 27 April 2009 at the occasion of the 12th World Public Health Conference.
The brokerage event 2009 in the run-up phase of the opening of the 4th Health call will be jointly organized by SMEs go Health and the Health-NCP-Net on 4th of June in Prague, Prague Congress Centre.
On 12 and 13 June 2009 the first International Funding Forum (IFF) will take place at the Technopark Zurich in Switzerland. Researchers, donors and industry specialists from across Europe will come together and will receive first hand information about the known and new sources of funding available for all stages, from basic research to corporate finance of start-up or spin-off companies. They will also receive intensive courses on the main aspects of research management. 
The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme has launched its second call for proposals.
TIPS & TRICKS TO TAKE PART IN FP7
Overview of the participation in the third HEALTH call
The third HEALTH call for proposals closed on the 3rd of December 2008: a total of 679 proposals have been successfully uploaded through the EPSS System. The European Commission, following the rules of participation in FP7, did not accept any additional material after the deadline of the call (3 December 2008, 17.00 Brussels time).
- For the single-stage call, 531 proposals were submitted, of which 14 have been deemed ineligible;
- For the two-stage call, 148 proposals were submitted, of which 3 have been deemed ineligible.
Some advices on how to write a stage 1 proposal in FP7
This article reminds what important elements of one are or two-stage submission procedures and what are the crucial evaluation criteria to take into account in your proposal.
FORCE – web-based Form C Editor is mandatory for FP7 projects!
In the context of the FP6/FP7 project reporting, a financial statement for each period of reporting has to be submitted through a 'Form C' (annex VI to the FP7 grant agreement). Until now, the Forms C were submitted through an excel sheet.
A new web based application called FORCE has been introduced, allowing coordinators to access, complete and submit forms C (in a later version individual beneficiaries will be able to view, edit and print their own Form C).
For FP6 projects, it is still possible to submit Forms C through an excel sheet, but it is highly recommended to use FORCE also for FP6. For FP7 projects, it is mandatory to use the web based application FORCE to submit a 'Form C'.
FORCE is now accessible via the web based application called 'SESAM', at the following address: http://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sesam.
SUCCESS STORIES / QUOTES FROM CLIENTS
Success Story from Germany
SMEs might often feel discouraged to participate in FP7-projects, because they apprehend the complexity of European projects and the associated administrative burden. The SMEs go Health project has recently published 5 success stories demonstrating that it is not only feasible, but potentially very beneficial for SMEs to participate in FP7-projects.
The German company ProteoSys AG is one of them. This systems biology company was founded in March 2000 in Mainz and Tübingen between scientists from the cell biology and proteomics fields and from the engineering and physical sciences, financed by private and institutional investors.
Mr Bucher from Proteosys stresses in his interview that, even though a good administration is essential and requires some precious time, science remains the most important aspect of the project. Especially since the project also foresees a good administrative support and other support structures can be used by the partners, e.g. the National Contact Points. In conclusion, when duly prepared, the administration should not pose a problem.
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Conference report - SMEs go Health present at Brussels workshop on 26 February 2009
Under the headline “Maximising outcomes of EU-funded research projects – tools for success”, the European Commission has invited small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and other interested parties in health research to Brussels on 26 February to get informed about SME participation in Health research.
The event, which was organised by the Health Research Directorate, was very well attended and provided a lot of useful information about EU support mechanisms available for SMEs. Besides attending the interesting presentations, participants had the opportunity to visit a small fair with relevant associations and support structures in a relaxed atmosphere during the lunch and coffee breaks.
The SMEs go Health-project was present at the fair with a booth, where its coordinator, Ms Ines Haberl from the Austrian FFG, and some other consortium members informed visitors about the project’s activities and services to support SMEs in Health Research.
The large interest in the project at the fair was impressive and the team enjoyed the informative discussions and fruitful exchange of ideas with the visitors.
The SMEs go Health consortium takes this opportunity to thank the organising Health Research Directorate, in particular its scientific officer Ms Ludovica Serafini, for being invited to this encouraging event.
The presentations from the workshop can be found on: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/health/sme_en.html
If you would also like to talk to one of the partners of the project or know more about upcoming events relevant to SMEs and Health Research, please consult our website under “Contact us” or “Events”.
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