Horizon 202026 Sep 2018 22:06
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by "taking great ideas from the lab to the market"
Horizon 2020, (which has EUR 80 billion of funding available from 2014 – 2020), is building on those results with a focus on nanomedicine translation – helping innovation make it out of the lab and into healthcare provision. To help translate research into treatment, collaboration with industry is closer than ever. The private sector has increasing interest in stepping into the area of nanomedicine; the expected market share of final products is expected to be significant. In addition to the improved quality of health care, the creation of new jobs can be expected.
The EU has also established The European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine. This is an industry-led forum that provides input on the research priorities to be addressed and gives advice on innovation related policy for the nanomedicine field. Its members are European organisations that are actively researching the field of nanomedicine and working together to define research priorities and identify how best to get the results of research to patients.