1. Open to the World Philippe Cupers European Commission
DG Research & Innovation
Health Strategy

2. Industrial leadership
The biggest ever research programme of the EU, Horizon 2020 is a key tool to contribute to the Commission's priorities
Excellent science
Industrial leadership
Societal challenges

3. The general principle of Horizon 2020 is openness
International cooperation is crucial to address many Horizon 2020 objectives
Participation is open to any legal entity from any country (with some exceptions)
Funding of participants is open to:
Legal entities established in EU 28 Member States
Legal entities established in Horizon 2020 Associated Countries (currently 13)
Legal entities established in Third Countries (under some conditions)

4. Health research in Horizon 2020 is supported through all funding instruments

5. Where technological and commercial development meet, a funding instrument is there

6. Personalised medicine (2014-2017):
EUR 1.3 B :
EUR 1.4 B
Personalised medicine ( )
Healthy ageing
( )
Health ICT
( )
Infectious Diseases ( )
Human biomonitoring
( )
Maternal and child health
( )

7. SC1 Programme Committee Horizon 2020 SC1 Work Programme 2016-2017
The decision on health topics is made with the involvement of all interested parties
SC1 Advisory Group - advise
Strategy Report for (submitted to targeted stakeholders' consultation)
SC1 Programme Committee
Provides national input
Stakeholders - advise
Reports from conferences and workshops, foresight exercises, specific action plans and roadmaps
SC1 Scoping Paper included in the Horizon 2020 Strategic Programming
Horizon 2020 SC1 Work Programme
results in
advises,
discusses,
approves
discusses
Commission
Provides all DGs input
implemented in topics/calls
published
once adopted

8. Towards Work Programme 2018-20
2nd half 2015
January 2016
June 2016
Sept 2016
1st half 2017
Foresight study
Advisory Group Consultation
Elaboration and adoption of the WP
Report
Advice report
Strategic priorities
Stakeholder consultation
Member States Consultation – ongoing process

9. Horizon 2020 welcomes proposals from Eastern Partnership Countries
EaP Countries succeeded in health topics during the 7th Framework Programme
Count of participations
Sum of Participant EC Contribution
success rate
Armenia 2
158,794.00
13.33%
Belarus 3
205,197.50
12.00%
Georgia 5
659,639.00
29.41%
Moldova (Republic of) 6
714,843.00
37.50%
Ukraine 8
1,911,178.30
17.39%
Grand Total 24
3,649,651.80

10. On behalf of DG-RTD Health Directorate, I wish you a fruitful policy talk
Laszlo Helmle
European Commission
DG Research & Innovation
Health Strategy