The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) is a newly established public-private partnership between the European Commission and industry associations in the healthcare sector within the framework of Horizon Europe. It focuses on the promotion of health research and innovation. Industry associations participating in IHI include EFPIA (pharmaceutical companies), COCIR (imaging, radiotherapy, ICT and electromedicine companies), MedTechEurope (medical technology companies), EuropaBio (biotechnology companies) and VaccinesEurope (vaccine companies).

The publication of new calls has been announced for mid-January 2025. A draft is already available on the IHI website. The following topics are included:

IHI – call 9 (single stage)

• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-09-01: Boosting innovation for a better understanding of the determinants of health
• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-09-02: Boosting innovation through better integration of fragmented health R&I efforts
• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-09-03: Boosting innovation for peopled centred integrated healthcare solutions
• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-09-04: Boosting innovation through exploitation of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare
• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-09-05: Boosting innovation for better assessment of the added value of innovative integrated healthcare solutions

IHI – call 10 (two stage)

• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-10-01: Digital label: one source of comprehensive information for medical technology products
• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-10-02: Enabling and safeguarding innovation in secondary use of health data in the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
• HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-10-03: Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure, emissions, and end of life management in the healthcare sector

Information events on the calls are currently being held and will also be available on the IHI website afterwards.

Further information:
Innovative Health Initiative: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/
Draft calls for proposals: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/future-opportunities
Information events: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/news-events/events

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