The 2nd Joint Transnational Call ERACOSYSMED, coordinated by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), launches its call for European Research Projects on Systems Medicine.

Purpose: to foster the implementation of systems medicine approaches in both clinical research and medical practice by funding a number of high quality research projects that will improve our current knowledge of human health and disease. The added value to the Systems Medicine field should be demonstrated.

Scope: Within others:

- Understanding of disease complexity, early diagnosis of disease and the redefinition of disease phenotypes that will lead to better patient stratification.

- Understanding the influence of differences like gender, age, ethnicity or other relevant data for the development and treatment of diseases at an

individual level.

- Investigation of shared common early pathways among diseases such as metabolism, immunology and cell proliferation to predict disease

manifestation and progression

Please refere to the call text for further information.

Eligible beneficiaries:

- Hospitals, primary health care or public health settings of the Spanish National Health System (SNS): As coordinator and as partner

- Participating institutions from the INB (The Spanish Institute of Bioinformatics): As coordinator and as partner

- Accredited Health Research Institutes (Institutos de Investigación Sanitaria acreditados, IIS): As coordinator only

- CIBER or CIBERNED: As coordinator only

- Universities and Research Performance Organizations (jointly with the abovementioned entities)

Eligibility criteria:

- Researchers participating, but not as Coordinator, for ongoing ERACoSysMed projects in 2018 can apply to the current call only as Coordinator.

- EXCLUDED PERSONNEL AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Those undergoing research training (e.g. PhD students, or “Río Hortega” contracts);  Researchers contracted by a RETIC or a CONSOLIDER; Those undergoing postdoctoral training (e.g. “Sara Borrell“ or “Juan de la Cierva” contracts)

- Only one proposal per partner is allowed

Duration: 3 years

Budget:

- 100.000 € per partner (21% overheads included)

- 150.000 € per coordinator (21% overheads included)

1-2 research groups will be funded

Eligible costs:

- Personnel: Up to 3-year, fulltime or part-time contracts (only for additional personnel. Students and fellowships excluded); Small Equipment (Up to 40.000€ if Coordinator and up to 20.000€ if Partner); Travel and Allowance (Up to 9.000€ if Coordinator and up to 4.500€ if Partner);  Consumables; Subcontracting (50% of direct cost)

Timeline:

- Internal VHIR deadline: 10 March 2017

- Pre-proposals official deadline: 17 March 2017 (17.00 C.E.T.)

- Invitation to full proposal phase: second half of May 2017

- Submission deadline for full proposals: 30 June 2017 (17.00 C.E.T.)

- Communication of the evaluation results: 22 September 2017

- Starting date of the project: 2018

Further information: 2nd Joint Transnational Call for European Research Projects on Systems Medicine