FP Promotion Office

Input for “Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing” Societal Challenge of Horizon 2020

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Table 1. Input for RTD/innovation area (sub-challenge) – [in English]
(short guidelines – to be replaced by the text input)
* Title
(max. 150 characters with spaces)
* Area description (max. 700 characters with spaces) / (the area should be broader enough to allow for the submission of different approaches/proposals)
*Justification | expected impact
(max. 700 characters with spaces) / Importance/relevance of this area, e.g.:
Alignment with EU 2020 Strategy
Answer to European /global problems identified in specific EU policies
Strategic filling in ofEU level gaps
Contribution to European related industries and businesses
Development of new market opportunities
Answer to scientific and societal needs – please specify
Uniqueness at EU level and relation/relevance to existing EU initiatives,
, ...)
Reason(s) for carrying the area at EU level, instead of nationally
*Other European partners that support this area / (names and respective organisations)
* Mandatory Fields
Please fill in the Form and return it to:
Joana Camilo () and/or Maria João Fernandes ()
GPPQ (FP7 Promotion Office) - FCT
Table 2. Sub-challenges (indicative)- Please tick-box the appropriate box(es) according to the suggested area in table 1
Understanding health, wellbeing and disease
Understanding the determinants of health, improving health promotion and disease prevention
Understanding disease
Improving surveillance and preparedness
Preventing disease
Developing effective prevention and screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility
Improving diagnosis and prognosis
Developing better preventive and therapeutic vaccines
Treating and managing disease
Treating disease, including developing regenerative medicine
Transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions
Active ageing and self-management of health
Active ageing, independent and assisted living
Individual awareness and empowerment for self-management of health
Methods and data
Improving health information and better use of health data
Improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs
Using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction
Health care provision and integrated care
Promoting integrated care
Optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare provision and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches
Specific implementation aspects

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For any clarification: Joana Camilo (; +351 21 3917642); Maria João fernandes ()