The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has launched two Calls for proposals that will advance medicines development in critical areas such as Ebola, childhood cancers, neurological disorders, and eye disease. The Calls will also add to IMI's growing programme on Big Data for Better Outcomes.
The Ebola Call (IMI 2 - Call 8) has a total budget of €70 million from IMI that will be available from the first cut-off date of the two year open application period.
IMI 2 - Call 8
Ebola and related diseases This Call for proposals will remain open for two years with the following cut-off dates for the submission of proposals: 16 March 2016, 15 September 2016, 16 March 2017, 14 September 2017, 15 March 2018.
Call documents and details of how to apply: http://www.imi.europa.eu/content/imi-2-call-8
The other Call (IMI 2 - Call 7) has a budget from IMI of €46.8 million; this will go to eligible universities, small companies, and patient organisations, etc. This will be matched by €46.8 million from the EFPIA companies in the projects; these companies do not receive any money from IMI but contribute largely 'in kind', e.g. by donating their researchers' time, or access to equipment and resources.
IMI 2 - Call 7
Topics on safety, Alzheimer's/Parkinson's diseases, pain, eye diseases, childhood cancers, big data
Deadline for submitting proposals: 17 March 2016
Call documents and details of how to apply: http://www.imi.europa.eu/content/stage-1-18
