Our blog includes news from LINQ, information about recent events in the projects we work with, and insights into the markets and funding programmes relevant to our projects.
iMAP: The vision of a world free from heart attacks and stroke
LINQ has been supporting the Cambridge-led iMAP consortium in the planning and preparation of the iMAP proposal. The group of world-leading scientists are set out to make atherosclerosis a disease of the past.
Long-awaited first Horizon Europe HEALTH calls are now open
The first Horizon Europe HEALTH calls for proposals were launched on June 22. At LINQ, we are now rolling up our sleeves and getting ready to support research proposals initiated by our longstanding partners as well as new clients.
The EUCANCan consortium held its annual meeting on May 20-21. The goal of the meeting was to take stock of the project’s progress to date and discuss upcoming milestones.
The EDCTP and AIGHD launched a global Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine research and development roadmap at the Virtual Global Forum on TB Vaccines on April 20, 2021.
Cancer is on track to become the leading cause of death in the EU by 2035. To turn the tide against cancer, the European Commission launched Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan on the eve of World Cancer Day, February 3, 2021.
EUCANCan and ESPACE hosted joint webinar on January 11, 2021
To jump-start the new year, LINQ’s two projects EUCANCan and ESPACE teamed up to host a joint webinar on January 11, 2021. LINQ organized the webinar ‘New IT approaches in genome analysis,’ which was moderated by Christian Lawerenz of Steinbeis.
On January 1, 2021, the European Union launched its new Research and Innovation Framework Programme, Horizon Europe. The programme, which replaces Horizon 2020, has a budget of €95.5 billion and is set to run for seven years, from 2021 to 2027.
With the New Year just around the corner, we look back on the year gone by. The ongoing pandemic has made 2020 a challenging year for everyone, but for us at LINQ, it has also been a year with many positive events and memorable moments.
TriageTB consortium got together virtually for the Year 1 Meeting in mid-November. Despite intermittent lockdowns and ‘the new normal’ this year, the consortium has managed to stay productive.
On October 20, LINQ coordinated and took part in StatinTB’s Year 2 Progress Meeting, where the consortium discussed the project’s progress to date and made plans for the year ahead.
