HEALTH.2013.2.3.4-1: Neglected infectious diseases of Central and Eastern Europe.
FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1. This action will support innovative, collaborative biomedical research proposals that address neglected infectious diseases, which disproportionately affect Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Research will focus on one or more of the following viral (tick-borne encephalitis, Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever, rabies), bacterial (borreliosis and other tick-borne bacterial diseases), protozoan (babesiosis, giardiasis), and/or helminthic (trichinellosis, taeniasis and human echinococcosis) human diseases. Proposals will provide an integrated, multidisciplinary approach with significant participation of partners from disease-endemic areas and, where relevant, industry partners.
Proposals should include plans for translating research results into innovation in the health systems or through product development activities.

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (small-scale focused research project).
One or more proposals may be selected.
Expected impact: Projects are expected to deliver new knowledge about the biological mechanisms and pathology of neglected infectious diseases, which are disproportionately affecting CEE. This knowledge should be obtained and analysed in such a way that it can contribute to the future prevention, treatment or diagnosis of the disease(s) in question.
Additional eligibility criterion:
The requested EU contribution per project shall not exceed EUR 3 000 000.
Note: Limits on the EU financial contribution will apply and will be implemented strictly as eligibility criterion.